The Text Describes an Example of Experimental Design to Test

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Essay

The text describes an example of experimental design to test the hypothesis that cellphone use impairs driving skills. Explain why a control condition would be important to include in testing this hypothesis. How should subjects be assigned to conditions? How can the researchers design the experiment so that the only difference between both conditions is the use of a cellphone?

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