Identify: (a) the independent variable, (b) the dependent variable, (c) the cont

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Identify: (a) the independent variable, (b) the dependent variable, (c) the control group, and (d) the experimental group in the following study:

From a group of students enrolled in social studies in a high school, a researcher randomly selected 60 students. The students were then divided into two groups by random assignment of 30 to Group A, the traditional social studies curriculum, and 30 to Group B, a new program designed to deal with the history of certain ethnic groups. The two groups were compared at the end of the semester on a scale designed to measure attitudes toward ethnic groups.

Explanation / Answer

(a) the independent variable - The school curriculum or the syllabus of the students

(b) the dependent variable - attitude towards ethnic groups

(c) the control group - Group A (the group that follows the traditional social studies curriculum)

(d) the experimental group - Group B

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