A matched pairs design involves:
A)randomly assigning participants to groups and then matching pairs of participants.
B)matching pairs of participants based on a variable and then randomly assigning one member of each pair to each group.
C)matching pairs of participants based on a variable and then randomly assigning half the pairs of each group.
D)an attempt to control for order effects.

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In a matched pairs design, pairs of participants are matched based on a variable and then randomly assigned to different groups. This helps to control for individual differences between participants, making the groups more comparable to each other. Option B correctly describes this process.

A Matched Pairs Design Involves