In a study on alcohol and driving ability, half the subjects are given alcohol before driving an obstacle course, while the remaining subjects drive the course while remaining
Sober. In this study, those subjects who drive the course while remaining sober comprise
The _______ group.
A) control
B) placebo
C) observation
D) experimental

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The control group is the group that does not receive any treatment or intervention and serves as a baseline for comparison with the experimental group. In this case, the subjects who drive the course while remaining sober are the control group, as they are not receiving the alcohol treatment that the experimental group is receiving. The other answer choices (B) placebo and (C) observation do not accurately describe the role of the sober drivers in this study.

In a Study on Alcohol and Driving Ability, Half the Subjects