Professor Menendez conducted an experiment to investigate the effects of a new medication for treating the symptoms of obsessive
-compulsive disorder. Explain why each of the following would be used in this experiment to help establish cause and effect. ØRandom assignment ØPlacebo condition
Random assignment will be useful in he research by Professor Menendez to ensure that each participant has equal chance.
<h3>What is a random assignment?</h3>
A random assignment simply means the use of chance procedure to ensure that everyone has an equal chance of being selected.
Placebo condition is any treatment which has no active properties. It's when people experience a benefit after the administration of an inactive treatment.
