Dr. Quizel recommended to his colleague that he randomly assign all of his research participants to help reduce errors due to individual differences, as well as randomly assign the sequence of interventions administered to each group of participants. This practice helps to reduce order effects. This is referred to as:

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Counterbalancing refers to the practice of randomly assigning participants to different sequences of interventions, which helps to decrease the likelihood of order effects. Random assignment, while also an important practice, refers to the practice of randomly assigning participants to different groups. Practice effects and carryover effects both refer to potential sources of error in research, but are not directly related to the practice described in the prompt.

Dr Quizel Recommended to His Colleague That He Randomly Assign