Dr. Burcham is teaching two sections of Introduction to Sociology. He has developed a new audio-visual lecture presentation that he is convinced will result in greater student interest and better grades. In order to test his hypothesis that his audio-visual lecture will increase student achievement he is using in Section 01. In order to make a comparison of scores at the end of the semester Dr. Burcham will continue to use his traditional teaching style in Section 02. In view of this, which statement is most accurate regarding the two sections of Dr. Burcham's class?

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In this scenario, Dr. Burcham is using one section of the class as an experimental group (Section 01, where he is testing out his new audio-visual lecture) and the other section as a control group (Section 02, where he continues to use his traditional teaching style). Therefore, Section 01 is the experimental group and Section 02 is the control group. Option A is incorrect because there is no placebo group being used in this experiment. Option B is incorrect because the control group is not the experimental group. Option D is incorrect because Section 02 is not being used as a placebo group.

Dr Burcham Is Teaching Two Sections of Introduction to Sociology