The goal of counterbalancing is to
A)eliminate order effects.
B)spread order effects evenly across the treatment conditions.
C)eliminate individual differences.
D)spread individual differences evenly across treatment conditions.

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Counterbalancing is a technique used to address the potential order effects (the influence of the order in which treatments are presented on the dependent variable) in a study. By spreading the different orders evenly across the treatment conditions, counterbalancing helps to control for the potential influence of order effects on the dependent variable. Thus, B is the correct choice. A and C are incorrect because counterbalancing cannot completely eliminate order effects or individual differences, respectively. D is not relevant to the concept of counterbalancing.

The Goal of Counterbalancing Is to