A Latin squares design is a technique for
A) randomly assigning participants to conditions of an independent variable.
B) controlling for extraneous variables by adding independent variables to a design.
C) controlling order effects in a within-subjects design.
D) controlling experimenter expectancy effects in within-subjects designs.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Latin squares are a design technique used to ensure that each condition of a within-subjects design appears in each position of a sequence equally often. This helps to control for order effects, which can occur when the order in which conditions are presented influences participants’ responses. Therefore, the correct answer is C- controlling order effects in a within-subjects design.

A Latin Squares Design Is a Technique for