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Describe the Concept of Parasocial Relationships and What Distinguishes Them

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Describe the concept of parasocial relationships and what distinguishes them from normal relationships.


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Control Group

A control group is a group in an experiment that does not receive the experimental treatment, allowing researchers to measure the effect of the treatment by comparison.

Extraneous Variables

Factors other than the independent variable that can affect the outcome of an experiment and need to be controlled.

Experimental Group

The group in an experiment that receives the treatment or intervention under study to investigate its effects.

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment that are manipulated to test their effects on dependent variables.

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