Dr. O'Hara is investigating the effect of music on the productivity of employees in a factory. Half of the employees listen to music while working and half do not listen to music. Dr. O'Hara measures the productivity of each employee. In this study, which group does NOT listen to music?

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The group that does not listen to music is the control group. The experimental group is the group that is exposed to the variable being tested (in this case, listening to music) and the dependent group is not a recognized term in experimental design. The independent group may refer to the independent variable, but it does not describe a specific group in this study.

Dr O'Hara Is Investigating the Effect of Music on the Productivity