[example continued…] I’m interested in whether the time of…

[example continued…] I’m interested in whether the time of day of watching lectures influences learning. To answer this question, I randomly selected 90 participants. Then I randomly assigned these participants into 3 conditions: In the Morning Condition, participants watched video lectures only in the morning. In the Afternoon Condition, participants watched video lectures only in the afternoon. In the Evening Condition, participants watched video lectures only in the Evening. Afterwards, I measured each conditions’ learning on a test of the lecture material. In this example, control is achieved by  ______________.