Question

michaels grandmother is taking part in an experiment to determine how well a new headache medication works. in this experiment, the people in group a are taking the new medication. the people in group b, including michaels grandmother, are taking a pill that does not contain the new medication.

in this experiment, what is group b?

a. group b is the control group.

b. group b is the experimental group.

c. group b is the independent variable.

d. group b is the dependent variable.

Explanation:

In an experiment, the control group doesn't receive the treatment (new medication here) and is used for comparison. Group B takes a pill without the new medication, so it's the control group. Experimental group (B) gets the treatment, which Group B doesn't. Independent (C) and dependent (D) variables are factors, not groups.

Answer:

A. Group B is the control group.