Having a Control Group Enables Researchers to ______

question 29

Multiple Choice

Having a control group enables researchers to ______.

• A)avoid using harmful interventions when testing control subjects' responses
• B)provide specific treatments to participants of the group
• C)explore possible hypotheses for future research efforts
• D)compare findings of the control group with those of the experimental group

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Definitions:

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Need for Achievement

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Task Difficulty

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