An Animal Researcher Is Studying the Effect of a New

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Multiple Choice

An animal researcher is studying the effect of a new drug on the memory of mice. One group of mice receives the drug while a second group does not. The memory of the mice is then tested by how quickly they can negotiate a previously learned maze. In this example, the group of mice that does not receive the drug would be considered the

• A)experimental group
• B)correlational group
• C)control group
• D)independent group

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