A researcher conducts an experiment with patients in a clinic. Group A is randomized to receive the new experimental therapy. Group B is randomized to receive treatment as usual, or TAU (the normal course of therapy for patients in the clinic)
The TAU group is
a) the control group
b) an extraneous variable.
c) the dependent variable.
d) the experimental group.
A
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A. id B. superego C. conscious D. ego
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a. Prenatal development b. The preschool era c. Childhood between about ages 6 to 10 d. Adolescence
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a. semantic memory c. photographic memory b. short-term memory d. iconic memory
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a. way that the teachers behaved toward the special students. b. ability of the psychological tests to predict who the "academic spurters" were likely to be. c. support that was given to the special students by their peers. d. removal of the "normal" students from the classroom.