What Is the Primary Reason to Include a Control Group

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Multiple Choice

What is the primary reason to include a control group in an experiment?

• A) The control group provides feedback about the experimental group.
• B) The control group is ready to take the experimental treatment in case the experimental group does not work out.
• C) The control group allows you to make comparisons to the experimental group.
• D) The control group maintains control over distributing the treatment to the experimental group.

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Definitions:

Formal Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where individuals gain the ability to think abstractly, systematically, and logically.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or otherwise sensed, a concept typically developed during infancy.

Sensorimotor Substage

A phase in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where infants learn through interacting with the world via their senses and actions.

Secondary Circular Reactions

Part of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, these are repetitive actions in infants aged 4-8 months that reflect the infant's discovery of actions and their effects on the environment.