Alice wanted to study the effects of a new teaching technique on learning. She randomly divided her student subjects into two groups and used the new teaching technique with just one of the groups. Then she administered an exam to the two groups and compared their grades. Her experimental group was the group who
A)got the highest grades.
B)was exposed to the new teaching technique.
C)was not exposed to the new teaching technique.
D)got the lowest grades.

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The experimental group in a study is the group that receives the treatment or intervention being tested, which in this case is the new teaching technique.

Alice Wanted to Study the Effects of a New Teaching