In the Olestra Experiment Conducted by Researchers at the Johns

question 82

Multiple Choice

In the Olestra experiment conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the people who ate the Olestra potato chips were the ____.​

• A) ​experimental group
• B) ​control group
• C) ​research group
• D) ​hypothetical group
• E) ​independent group

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Definitions:

Emotional Disturbance

A condition characterized by significant difficulties in emotional regulation, leading to problems in social, educational, or occupational functioning.

Communicate

The process of sharing or exchanging information, feelings, or ideas through speech, writing, gestures, or other means.

Shaping

A method of teaching new behaviors by using reinforcement until the target behavior is achieved, often through successive approximations.

Partial Reinforcement

A conditioning process in which a reward is not administered every time the desired action is performed, leading to more resistant behavior to extinction.