Question

question
in the description of the following experiment, determine the experimental factor. a research team is testing a paste form of a drug to alleviate inflammation. participants are grouped into team a and team b. team a receives the paste form of the drug. team b receives a similar paste with no active ingredients.

select the correct answer below:
○ team a and team b
○ the kind of paste received
○ the paste with the active ingredient
○ whether or not the paste helps the inflammation

Explanation:

An experimental factor is the variable that is intentionally changed or manipulated in an experiment. Here, the research team manipulates which type of paste each group receives (one with active drug ingredients, one without). Teams A and B are the experimental groups, not the factor. The paste with active ingredient is one level of the factor, not the factor itself. The effect on inflammation is the dependent variable being measured, not the manipulated factor.

Answer:

the kind of paste received