In an experiment,researchers exposed half of the participants to loud noise during a memory-encoding task.The room was quiet for the other half of the participants.Later,all participants were given a memory test and the number of correct items recalled was obtained for each participant.The participants who encoded information in the quiet room constitute the:
A)independent variable.
B)dependent variable.
C)experimental group.
D)control group.

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The participants who encoded information in the quiet room constitute the control group because they were not exposed to the experimental condition (loud noise) and serve as a baseline for comparison.

In an Experiment,researchers Exposed Half of the Participants to Loud