Asked by Quadriyyah Russell on Jul 03, 2024
Which of the following is true for those assigned to a control group?
A) The experimenter exerts the greatest influence on participants' behavior.
B) The research participants are exposed to all the different experimental treatments.
C) The research participants are exposed to the most favorable levels of experimental treatment.
D) The experimental treatment is absent.
Control Group
In experimental research, the group of participants that does not receive the experimental treatment, serving as a baseline for comparison.
Experimental Treatment
A procedure or intervention applied in a controlled environment to observe its effects on a variable of interest, typically to validate hypotheses in research.
- Understand the purpose of experimental and control groups in analyzing the effects of different variables.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the purpose of experimental and control groups in analyzing the effects of different variables.