Felipe is interested in testing whether people are more likely to take gummy vitamins than regular (hard pill) vitamins. In his study, participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group watches a video of someone having difficulty swallowing and then takes a vitamin.The experimental group is composed of participants who:
A) ingest no vitamins.
B) watch the video and ingest a vitamin.
C) do not watch a video and ingest a vitamin.
D) ingest gummy vitamins only.

Question

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The experimental group in this study is the one that undergoes the specific condition being tested, which in this case is watching a video of someone having difficulty swallowing before taking a vitamin. This is meant to potentially influence their perception or behavior regarding taking vitamins, making them the group where the effect of the independent variable (watching the video) is observed.

Felipe Is Interested in Testing Whether People Are More Likely