Author Question: The groups in an experiment that provides baseline data so that the effectiveness of the independent ... (Read 42 times)

cmoore54 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

The groups in an experiment that provides baseline data so that the effectiveness of the independent variable manipulation can be accurately assessed is called the:

a. assessed group.
b. dependent group.
c. control group.
d. independent group.

Question 2

In the Katz, Fromme, and D'Amico study which examined the relationship between personality traits and various illicit behaviors, it was found that:

a. low sensation seekers were more likely than high sensation seekers to engage in heavy drinking.
b. high and low sensation seekers both tended to engage in the same level of illicit drug use.
c. high sensation seekers abstained from heavy smoking, whereas low sensation seekers did not.
d. high sensation seekers were more likely than low sensation seekers to engage in heavy drinking.