A nurse is interested in learning how reminiscence therapy can improve memory in cognitively intact persons over the age of 65 years.Findings from three groups are compared.Group 1 receives music therapy,Group 2 receives life review therapy,and Group 3 does not receive therapy,but data are collected from all three groups and compared.Group 3 is known as what?
A) Pilot study
B) Survey
C) Needs assessment
D) Control group

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Group 3 is known as the control group because it does not receive any form of the therapy being tested, allowing researchers to compare its outcomes against those of the experimental groups (Group 1 and Group 2) to determine the effect of the therapies.

A Nurse Is Interested in Learning How Reminiscence Therapy Can