James reads a magazine ad about a drug that doctors say may help college students perform better on multiple-choice type tests.Being the inquisitive person that he is,James decides to do an experiment to see if the magazine's claims are true.He administers the drug to one of his classes,and gives the other class a placebo.James then tests the students in both groups on material they have recently discussed in class.In this example,the experimental group is the ____.

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The experimental group is the group of students who received the drug, as they are the group being tested to see if the drug has an effect on their test performance. The placebo group serves as the control group for the experiment. The test performance of the students is the dependent variable being measured, and the age of the students is not relevant to the experimental design.

James Reads a Magazine Ad About a Drug That Doctors