A sociologist sets up an experiment on the effects of television violence on children.The set of children that are shown the violent cartoons are considered to be the
A)experimental group.
B)control group.
C)independent variable.
D)dependent variable.

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The experimental group is the group that receives the treatment or exposure to the independent variable, in this case, the violent cartoons. The control group would be a group that does not receive the treatment, and the dependent variable would be the outcome or effect of the independent variable, such as changes in behavior or attitudes. Therefore, in this experiment, the set of children that are shown the violent cartoons would be considered the experimental group.

A Sociologist Sets Up an Experiment on the Effects of Television