Why Are Patched-Up Control Groups Used

question 15

Multiple Choice

Why are patched-up control groups used?

• A) To establish the impact of a modified treatment condition
• B) To make sure that the control group is the same as the treatment group
• C) In order to rule our rival hypotheses
• D) To determine why a treatment outcome did not confirm the experimental hypothesis

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