If a researcher assigns participants to groups based on,for example,their gender,the researcher would be employing
A)a manipulated independent variable.
B)random assignment.
C)the quasi-experimental method.
D)a manipulated dependent variable.

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Assigning participants to groups based on a non-random factor like gender does not meet the criteria for random assignment, which is essential for experimental design. Therefore, it cannot be A or B. Since the method does not involve manipulation of an independent variable, it is not A. It also cannot be D since dependent variables are not manipulated- they are observed and measured. Therefore, the best choice is C- the quasi-experimental method, which involves manipulating an independent variable but without random assignment to groups.

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