An Experimenter Studies the Relationship Between Caffeine and Reaction Time

question 150

Multiple Choice

An experimenter studies the relationship between caffeine and reaction time.She designs her experiment with four groups.Group 1 receives 100 mg of caffeine each in their cups of coffee,group 2 receives 200 mg of caffeine each in their cups of coffee,group 3 receives 300 mg of caffeine each in their cups of coffee,and group 4 receives no coffee.Twenty minutes later,participants from all the groups are given a reaction-time test. In this experiment,which group is the control group?

• A)group 4
• B)group 3
• C)group 2
• D)group 1

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