In a Scientific Experiment, What Is a Control Group

question 39

Multiple Choice

In a scientific experiment, what is a control group?

• A) The group of sociologists or social scientists that is charged with carrying out a valid study
• B) The variable that is manipulated to see what kind of impact its change may have on the dependent variable
• C) The cause and effect variable-the one we want to see changed in some way
• D) The group that does not experience any intervention or change in the independent variable in order to serve as a safeguard and comparison group for the experimental group

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