In a laboratory, smokers are asked to drive using a computerized driving simulator and cover the maximum distance possible, while avoiding rear-end collisions. Some volunteers are given a real cigarette to smoke immediately before the test. Others smoke a fake cigarette without nicotine. The number of collisions the two groups make is to be compared. The experimental group in this scenario consists of:
A) volunteers who smoke real cigarettes.
B) volunteers who smoke fake cigarettes.
C) all the experimenters.
D) all the volunteers.

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The experimental group is the one being tested on the effect of smoking a real cigarette on driving performance. Therefore, the experimental group consists of volunteers who smoke real cigarettes.

In a Laboratory, Smokers Are Asked to Drive Using a Computerized