Question

Researchers want to see if playing with a specific toy increases the verbal abilities of young children. One group of children plays with the new toy for 4 hours a week for 4 weeks and is given a vocabulary test at the end of the experiment. The other group of matched pairs follows the same schedule, but these children play outside instead of with the toy. The children who play outside are the _____ group.

Answer 1

Hence the children who play outside are the Control group.

Explanation:

Researchers want to ascertain if twiddling with a selected toy increases the verbal abilities of young children. One group of youngsters plays with the new toy for 4 hours every week for 4 weeks and is given a vocabulary test at the top of the experiment. the opposite group of matched pairs follows an equivalent schedule, but these children play outside rather than with the toy. the children who play outside are the Control group.

Here the One group of children who plays with the toy is considered an experimental group.