An Animal Researcher Is Studying the Effect of a New

Multiple Choice

An animal researcher is studying the effect of a new drug on the memory of mice. One group of mice receives the drug while a second group does not. The memory of the mice is then tested by how quickly they can negotiate a previously learned maze. In this example, the group of mice that does not receive the drug would be considered the

A) experimental group
B) correlational group
C) control group
D) independent group