RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
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Subjects in an experiment who are not subjected to the independent variable and may receive a placebo treatment.
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The group to which the researchers manipulate the independent variable.
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Study in which the subject do not know if they are in the experimental or the control group.
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Study in which neither the experimenter nor the subjects know if the subjects are in the experimental or the control group.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Unlike the experimental group, the control group is not exposed to the independent variable under investigation and so provides a base line against which any changes in the experimental group can be compared.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The independent variable is not changed in the control group. In the experimental group, the independent variable is manipulated.
Detailed explanation-3: -Control groups in experiments The treatment group (also called the experimental group) receives the treatment whose effect the researcher is interested in. The control group receives either no treatment, a standard treatment whose effect is already known, or a placebo (a fake treatment to control for placebo effect).
Detailed explanation-4: -Negative control group: In this type of control group, the participants are not given a treatment. The experimental group can then be compared to the group that did not experience any change or results. Placebo control group: This type of control group receives a placebo treatment that they believe will have an effect.