Suppose a researcher finds that 5-year-old children who are shown a scary movie have trouble sleeping that night. Which control group would be best to compare these children to in order to conclude that scary movies cause young children to have trouble sleeping?
5-year-old children who watch a different scary movie | ||
10-year-old children who watch a different scary movie | ||
5-year-old children who watch a nonscary movie | ||
10-year-old children who watch the same scary movie CONSIDER THIS: The control group should get treatment that should have no effect. APA LO: 2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena. |
5-year-old children who watch a nonscary movie |
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