Question

Jamal wants to know if a new drug will increase reaction times for drivers. In his study, the use of a group that does not take the drug, which allows for a comparison of reaction times between the drug-taking and non-drug taking groups, is the ________.

Answer 1

Answer: Control group

Explanation:

Control group is a group which is used as a benchmark or standard for comparison of the changes that occur in the dependent or experimental variable. This group does not receive any treatment in the experiment but only kept for the purpose of comparison with other variables.

In the given study, the use of the group that does not take the drug is the example of the control group.