Question

A researcher conducts an experiment to test the claim that new drug Y is more effective than standard drug X in inhibiting arousal. The researcher randomly assigns participants to receive drug Y and X, and subsequently, meaures arousal. In this experiment, participants receiving drug Y constitute the _____

Answer 1

Experimental group

Step-by-step explanation:

Experimental group: In a psychological experiment, the experimental group is also referred to as the treatment group, because the experimental group is the one that receives a treatment in a given experiment. The term group refers to the test subjects including animals, human beings, plants, etc whereas the treatment refers to the variable a researcher is studying.

In the experimental group of an experiment or research, the independent variable is believed to be changed.

In this experiment, participants receiving drug Y constitute the experimental group.