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:

Private Acceptance

The genuine internalization and embracing of a particular belief or attitude, often as a result of social influence.

Pluralistic Ignorance

Looking to others for cues about how to behave, while they are looking to you; collective misinterpretation.

Medium-Sized

Referring to something that falls approximately in the middle of a scale or range in terms of size or capacity.

Informational Influence

The change in opinions or behavior that occurs when an individual conforms to what they believe to be the correct response in a specific context, often based on the information provided by others.