In an experiment designed to study the effectiveness of a new drug for treating diabetes,research participants who receive a placebo have been assigned to the ________ group.
A) dependent variable
B) correlational
C) experimental
D) control

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In an experiment, the control group is the group that does not receive the treatment or intervention being studied. In this case, the control group is the group receiving the placebo, which is not the new drug being studied. This allows the researchers to compare the effects of the new drug to the effects of the placebo, and determine whether the drug is actually effective in treating diabetes.

In an Experiment Designed to Study the Effectiveness of a New