Dr.Adcock is a community psychologist studying whether a special program instituted for an at-risk group of junior high school students decreases behavior problems.At-risk students are randomly assigned to either Group A,the special program,or Group B,a study hall meeting at the same time.In this experiment,Group A is the __________ while Group B is the __________.

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Group A is the experimental group receiving the special program, while Group B is the control group receiving no intervention. Therefore, Group A is the independent variable and Group B is the dependent variable. This matches the definition of an experimental group and a control group.

DrAdcock Is a Community Psychologist Studying Whether a Special Program