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Unit 1 – Scientific Foundations of Psychology
Topic 1.2
Which of these best describes how psychologists utilize control groups in an experiment?
To increase the sample size for better statistical power
To compare results with those of a non-empirical study
To isolate the effects of the independent variable on the dependent variable
To create a placebo effect on participants
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