In an Experiment to Assess the Effects of a New

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Multiple Choice

In an experiment to assess the effects of a new hay fever drug, two groups are used. One group is given the drug while the second group is given a pill that contains no medicine but looks and tastes exactly like the one containing the drug. The group receiving the nonmedicinal pill is called the ________ group.

• A) experimental
• B) dependent
• C) control
• D) independent

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