Question

In an experiment that tests the effects of exposure to violent television on aggressive behavior, 30 participants view violent programming for 2 hours. Thirty additional participants view nonviolent programming for 2 hours. All participants are then given an aggression questionnaire to complete. Individuals who viewed non violent television are part of the _________.

Answer 1

Answer: Control Group

Explanation: Individuals who viewed non violent television serves as the Control Group in the experiment.

The essence of having a control group, is to give high level of confidence about the outcome of the experiment. Control Group will help ensure that the treatment a researcher is giving is the one causing the experimental results, and not factors extrinsic to the experiment.

However, It’s also referred to as the comparison group in an experiment.