Social Science Researchers Use a Control Group That Hasn't Received

question 37

Multiple Choice

Social science researchers use a control group that hasn't received the experimental stimulus in order to do what?

• A) to measure the effect of the independent variable upon the control group
• B) as another measure of the effect the independent variable has upon the dependent variable in the experimental group
• C) as another measure of the effect the independent variable has upon the dependent variable in the control group
• D) to measure the effect of the dependent variable upon the independent variable in the control group

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