Dr Spelke Thinks Language Is Highly Involved with Spatial Ability

question 6

Multiple Choice

Dr. Spelke thinks language is highly involved with spatial ability. She enlists one group of college students to do a verbal task while they navigate around a room, while another group of students does a nonverbal tapping task while also doing the same navigation task. What is the purpose of the tapping group?

• A)They serve as a control group.
• B)They are the experimental group.
• C)They directly test the research hypothesis.
• D)They serve no purpose and should be taken out of the study.