In an experiment to assess the effects of a new hay fever drug, two groups are used. One group is given the drug while the second group is given a pill that contains no medicine but looks and tastes exactly like the one containing the drug. The group receiving the nonmedicinal pill is called the ________ group.
A) experimental
B) dependent
C) control
D) independent

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The group that receives the nonmedicinal pill is called the control group. This group is used as a reference point to compare the effects of the drug on the experimental group. The experimental group is the group that receives the actual drug being tested. The dependent variable is the outcome that is being measured, while the independent variable is the variable that is being manipulated in the experiment (in this case, the drug).

In an Experiment to Assess the Effects of a New