A ______ design is a between-subjects experiment that involves sets of participants matched on a specific characteristic with each member of the set randomly assigned to a different level of the independent variable.
A) significant
B) corresponding
C) paired
D) matched

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A matched design involves matching participants on a specific characteristic (such as age or gender) and then randomly assigning them to different levels of the independent variable. This is done to increase the accuracy and precision of the study by controlling for the characteristic that the participants were matched on. The other answer choices are not relevant to describing a matched design.

A ______ Design Is a Between-Subjects Experiment That Involves Sets