AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In an experiment, the group that receives the independent variable is called the ____ group.
A
correlational
B
control
C
experimental
D
placebo
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An experimental group is the group that receives the variable being tested in an experiment. The control group is the group in an experiment that does not receive the variable you are testing.

Detailed explanation-2: -An experimental group is a group in a scientific experiment that gets exposure to the independent variable. The researcher changes the independent variable to see the impact on the dependent variable they’re testing.

Detailed explanation-3: -An experimental group, also known as a treatment group, receives the treatment whose effect researchers wish to study, whereas a control group does not. They should be identical in all other ways.

Detailed explanation-4: -The control group and experimental group are compared against each other in an experiment. The only difference between the two groups is that the independent variable is changed in the experimental group. The independent variable is “controlled” or held constant in the control group.

Detailed explanation-5: -The experimental group is the set of subjects exposed to a change in the independent variable.

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