Suppose you want to find out if using cell phones while driving a car affects the likelihood of having an accident.The group that would NOT be talking on a cell phone while taking the
Driving test would be the __________ group.
A) dependent
B) independent
C) experimental
D) control

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The control group is the group that is used as a reference or baseline to compare the other groups with. In this case, the group that would NOT be talking on a cell phone while taking the driving test would serve as the control group to compare with the group that IS talking on a cell phone while taking the driving test. Therefore, the correct choice is D - control. The dependent variable is the outcome being measured (e.g. likelihood of having an accident), the independent variable is the variable being manipulated (e.g. cell phone use), and the experimental group is the group being exposed to the independent variable (e.g. the group talking on the cell phone while taking the driving test).

Suppose You Want to Find Out If Using Cell Phones