Dr Burcham Is Teaching Two Sections of Introduction to Sociology

question 26

Multiple Choice

Dr. Burcham is teaching two sections of Introduction to Sociology. He has developed a new audio-visual lecture presentation that he is convinced will result in greater student interest and better grades. In order to test his hypothesis that his audio-visual lecture will increase student achievement he is using in Section 01. In order to make a comparison of scores at the end of the semester Dr. Burcham will continue to use his traditional teaching style in Section 02. In view of this, which statement is most accurate regarding the two sections of Dr. Burcham's class?

• A) Section 01 is the experimental group and Section 02 is the placebo group.
• B) Section 01 is the control group and Section 02 is the experimental group.
• C) Section 01 is the experimental group and Section 02 is the control group.
• D) Section 01 is the placebo group and Section 02 is the experimental group.

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