Dr. Engelhart is investigating the effect of high room temperature on aggressive behaviour in preschoolers. Half of the children are in a classroom where the temperature is a warm 31°C and half are in a classroom where the temperature is a normal 25°C. Dr. Engelhart measures the number of hitting incidents that occur in each classroom. In this study, which group is in the warm classroom?

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The experimental group is the group that is being exposed to the independent variable (in this case, the high room temperature). Therefore, the group in the warm classroom is the experimental group.

Dr Engelhart Is Investigating the Effect of High Room Temperature