In an experiment,researchers exposed half the children to 2 hours of violence on television every day for a month and made sure the other half saw no violence on television at all.At the end of the month,they measured the level of aggressiveness in the children.What were the children who were NOT exposed to any violence on television?
A)the dependent variable
B)the independent variable
C)the control group
D)the experimental group

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The control group is the group that is kept constant and not exposed to the independent variable, in this case, violence on television. As such, the children who were not exposed to any violence on television are the control group.

In an Experiment,researchers Exposed Half the Children to 2 Hours