A Control Group or a Control Condition Is Included in an Experiment

question 58

Multiple Choice

A control group or a control condition is included in an experiment in order to

• A) evaluate experimenter effects and demand effects.
• B) provide a baseline against which the variable of interest can be compared.
• C) prevent ceiling or floor effects.
• D) increase the generalizability of the results.

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Definitions:

Real GDP

The measure of a country's economic output adjusted for price changes and inflation.

Tax Revenues

The income that is gained by governments through taxation, a primary source of public finance.

Transfer Payments

Payments made by the government to individuals without any expectation of a direct return, such as welfare, social security, and unemployment benefits.

Automatic Stabilizers

Economic policies and programs, such as unemployment benefits and progressive taxation, that automatically help stabilize an economy by increasing spending in a downturn and reducing spending in an upswing without additional government action.