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jazziefee

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When a control group is used in experimental research, the members of the control group will be treated exactly the same as the
 
  a. treatment group, except that they will be exposed to the independent variable.
  b. treatment group in every way.
 c. control group in any other psychology study.
 d. treatment group, except that they will not be exposed to the independent variable.

Question 2

One of the hallmarks of the experimental method that makes it different from a correlational study is that in an experiment,
 
  a. we observe what happens in the natural world.
 b. the researcher is unaware of the independent variable.
 c. a variable is manipulated in a way that would not have occurred naturally.
  d. there are multiple control groups.



kilada

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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c



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