In a laboratory,smokers are asked to "drive" using a computerized driving simulator equipped with a stick shift and a gas pedal.The objective is to maximize the distance covered by driving as fast as possible on a winding road while avoiding rear-end collisions.Some of the participants smoke a real cigarette immediately before climbing into the driver's seat.Others smoke a fake cigarette without nicotine.You are interested in comparing how many collisions the two groups have.In this study,the group who smokes the cigarette without nicotine is _____________________.

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The control group is the group that is used for comparison purposes in an experiment. In this study, the group that smokes a fake cigarette without nicotine is being used as a comparison to the group that smokes a real cigarette. Therefore, the group that smokes the fake cigarette is the control group.

In a Laboratory,smokers Are Asked to "Drive" Using a Computerized