Noelle,a psychologist,hypothesizes that male high school students experience increased self-esteem if they receive excellent grades in math.She conducts an experiment in which she divides the participants to two groups.One group is consistently given excellent grades in math by their teachers,whether they are actually doing well or not.The other group is consistently given average scores by their teachers.After two months,she gives the boys the same self-esteem questionnaire that she administered to them before the test.In the context of experimental research,the group that receives average grades consistently is the:

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The group that receives average grades consistently is the control group, as they are used as a comparison to the experimental group which received excellent grades consistently. The confederate group is not applicable in this scenario as it refers to individuals who are working with the researcher to manipulate the variables in the study. The confound group is also not applicable as it refers to an unintended variable that may affect the results of the study.

Noelle,a Psychologist,hypothesizes That Male High School Students Experience Increased Self-Esteem