Dr. Hugo has 15 participants start with condition B, 15 participants start with condition A, and 15 participants start with condition C. All participants are eventually exposed to all conditions. This is an example of:

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This is an example of counterbalancing, which involves systematically varying the order of conditions across participants to control for the effects of practice or carryover. By having each group of participants start with a different condition, Dr. Hugo is counterbalancing the order of conditions across participants to minimize the influence of order effects on the results. The other answer choices (practice effects, carryover effects, and random assignment) do not accurately describe the design used by Dr. Hugo.

Dr Hugo Has 15 Participants Start with Condition B, 15