In an industrial psychology experiment, one group of participants is exposed to confinement; another is not. All participants' performance on a manual dexterity task is then examined. Which set below contains equivalent items?
A)treatment group; experimental group; no confinement group
B)treatment group; experimental group; confinement group
C)no treatment group; control group; confinement group
D)no treatment group; experimental group; confinement group

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The treatment group or experimental group refers to the participants exposed to the specific condition under investigation, in this case, confinement. Thus, the treatment group and the experimental group are equivalent, and both are associated with the confinement condition.

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