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 Between-Subjects Design 5 Posttest-Only Design 6 Within-Subjects Design (Also known as repeated measures design) Experimental design in which the experimental and control groups are studied with and without a pretest. An experiment in which the same subjects are assigned to each group. An experiment in which different subjects are assigned to each group. Also called independent groups design. A true experimental design in which the dependent variable is measured both before (pretest) and after (posttest) manipulation of the independent variable. A true experimental design in which the dependent variable (posttest) is measured only once, after manipulation of the independent variable. 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.