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In an experiment, the control group is the set that does not receive the treatment or intervention and is used as a benchmark to measure how other tested subjects do.

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What technique can experimenters use to minimize the likelihood that any differences in outcome between the experimental and control group can be attributed to age or gender differences of participants?
The purpose of the control group is to...
If you were to design an experiment to investigate the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) on reducing symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), which of these would be an appropriate control group?

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