A researcher who is interested in the effect of anxiety on people's social-support seeking behaviors tells a group of participants that as part of his experiment they are going to receive "painful" electrical shocks.He tells a second group that they will receive electric shocks but that the shocks will only produce a "mild tickling" sensation.He asks participants in both groups whether they prefer to wait alone or with others while he sets up the shock machinery.In this experiment,which group is the control group?
A) "painful" shock group
B) "mild" shock group
C) group that chose to wait with others
D) group that chose to wait alone

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The "mild" shock group is the control group because they are receiving a different level of stimulation than the experimental group (the "painful" shock group). The groups that chose to wait alone or with others are not relevant to the control group designation.

A Researcher Who Is Interested in the Effect of Anxiety