The Purpose of a Control Group in an Experimental Research

question 2

Multiple Choice

The purpose of a control group in an experimental research study is to:

• A) allow the researcher to have more groups and thus a better study.
• B) allow the researcher to control all external factors in at least one group.
• C) increase the ability of the researcher to find differences between experimental groups.
• D) allow the researcher to determine the influence of some external factors that are not supposed to influence the results of the study.
• E) meet the assumptions underlying the statistical test used in the study by making sure groups started off equal.

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Definitions:

Pedophilic Disorder

A psychiatric disorder characterized by an adult's sexual attraction to prepubescent children.

Child Molester

An individual who sexually abuses a pre-pubescent child (or children) but does not necessarily have a sexual preference for children.

Frotteuristic

Pertains to a paraphilic interest involving touching or rubbing against a non-consenting person, typically in crowded places.

Pedophilic

Pertaining to pedophilia, a psychiatric disorder in adults or older adolescents characterized by a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children.