Question

The control group in an experiment should:

A. receive none of the same experiences as the treatment group.
B. have the same experiences as the treatment group, except for receiving the treatment variable
C. be carefully matched to the treatment group on a large number of characteristics.
D. receive the treatment at random
E. receive the opposite of the treatment given to the treatment group.

Answer 1

e.

Answer 2

B. because when experimenting you are only changing one thing, so therefore everything stays the same except the one variable you're testing. Meaning the control variable stays the same while the other groups have one changed variable for more accurate comparison.

Answer 3

Experiences are all the same, just a little tweak to a variable in the other groups. I forgot to type that.

Answer 4

v