True experimental designs include ________ and ________.
A) the one-shot case study; the pretest-posttest control group design
B) the pretest-posttest control group design; the posttest-only control group design
C) the posttest-only control group design; the static group
D) the static group; the one-shot case study
E) the random study; the control study

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True experimental designs involve manipulation of an independent variable and random assignment to control and experimental groups. The pretest-posttest control group design and the posttest-only control group design are both examples of true experimental designs as they meet these criteria. The other options listed do not involve random assignment and/or manipulation of an independent variable, and therefore are not true experimental designs.

True Experimental Designs Include ________ and ________

True Experimental Designs Include and