Why Are Control Groups Included in Experiments

question 85

Multiple Choice

Why are control groups included in experiments?

• A)To determine whether two variables are correlated
• B)To ascertain cause-and-effect relationships
• C)To ensure that participant characteristics are essentially the same in each group
• D)To translate the hypothesis into something testable

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