Ensuring that each participant has an equal chance of being in any of the experiment's conditions is achieved through …
A) ordering effects
B) random assignment
C) experimental realism
D) mundane realism

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Random assignment is the process of randomly assigning participants to different experimental conditions, ensuring that each participant has an equal chance of being in any condition. This helps to control for individual differences and increases the validity of the experiment's results. Ordering effects refer to the effects of the order in which different conditions are presented to the participants, while experimental realism and mundane realism refer to the degree to which an experiment reflects real-life situations, and are not directly related to ensuring equal chance of being in a specific condition.

Ensuring That Each Participant Has an Equal Chance of Being