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question 106

Multiple Choice

It has long been a U.S.tradition that education should be kept free of

• A)sensitive subject material.
• B)male teachers.
• C)partisan political influences.
• D)interference by parents.
• E)leftist leanings.

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Definitions:

Experimental Group

A group of subjects in an experiment who are exposed to the variable under investigation to study its effect.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to determine its effect on the dependent variable.

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, often used as a control in testing new drugs.

Control Group

In an experiment, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment being tested and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.