_____________ Involves a Comparison or Control Group That Tries to Outperform

question 49

Multiple Choice

_____________ involves a comparison or control group that tries to outperform the experimental group.

• A) Demoralization
• B) Compensatory equalization of treatment
• C) Compensatory rivalry
• D) Diffusion of treatment

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Definitions:

Experimental Group

A group of subjects in an experiment who are exposed to the variable under investigation, allowing researchers to assess the effect of this variable.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment, serving as a comparison to assess the effect of the treatment.

Goals Of Psychology

To describe, explain, predict, and change behavior and mental processes through the application of scientific methods.

Describe

To give a detailed account or picture of a situation, event, pattern, or the like, in words.