A psychologist wishes to study the effect of background music on test taking.A classroom of students is divided in two;half take a test in a quiet room and the other half take the test where music is playing.The group in the quiet room is known as the ________ group.

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The group in the quiet room is the group that serves as the control group in this experiment. This is because it is the group that is not being exposed to the manipulated variable (background music) and is used as a reference point for comparison with the group that is exposed to background music. The experimental group is the group that is exposed to the manipulated variable, which in this case is the group taking the test with background music playing. The other answer choices are not relevant to the concept of control and experimental groups in a research study.

A Psychologist Wishes to Study the Effect of Background Music