Matching Pairs Research MethodsOnline version Match the design on the left with the definition on the right. Just click on each pair. by Cynthia Munoz 1 Solomon Four-Group Design 2 Matched Pairs Design 3 Prettest-Posttest Design 4 Posttest-Only Design 5 Between-Subjects Design 6 Within-Subjects Design (Also known as repeated measures design) A true experimental design in which the dependent variable is measured both before (pretest) and after (posttest) manipulation of the independent variable. An experiment in which different subjects are assigned to each group. Also called independent groups design. An experiment in which the same subjects are assigned to each group. A method of assigning subjects to groups in which pairs of subjects are first matched on some characteristic and then individually assigned randomly to groups. Experimental design in which the experimental and control groups are studied with and without a pretest. A true experimental design in which the dependent variable (posttest) is measured only once, after manipulation of the independent variable.