Dr. Kilgore is studying the effects of Prozac on depression. Dr. Kilgore runs a double-blind study on a group of sixty college students. Thirty students receive Prozac and thirty students receive a placebo. At the beginning and end of the study, Dr. Kilgore administers the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) to determine the efficacy of the drugs. In this experiment, the group that receive Prozac is
considered the ____ group.?
a. ?independent
b. ?dependent
c. ?experimental
d. ?control
ANSWER:
c
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