Researchers conduct an experiment in which group A is exposed to a particular treatment and group B is given no treatment. If group A is designated as the treatment group, then group B is the

a) independent variable.
b) dependent variable.
c) control group.
d) treatment group.


c

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A. average variability in a sampling distribution of differences between means B. average standard deviation of means C. an estimate of the standard deviation of two samples D. the combination of standard deviations from multiple studies

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a) teens b) single people c) people in a committed relationship d) people in their fifties

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A) the inability to inhibit behavior. B) resistance to interference from irrelevant stimuli. C) persistence on irrelevant tasks. D) the inability to control your own thoughts.

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