control condition
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5.5
- noun
- /kənˈtroʊl kənˈdɪʃən/
- Specialized
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condición de control
- Students in the control condition were not provided with any intervention.
- experimental and control conditions
- compared to the control condition
- assigned to the control condition
In our studies, we white Americans in a control condition, they like Joe Biden more than Donald Trump.
- In our studies, we white Americans in a control condition, they like Joe Biden more than Donald Trump.
- They like Kerry more than Bush policy wise in the control, in a control condition.
Examples
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In the experiment, the group that received no treatment served as the control condition for comparison.
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The authors found that semantic mapping graphic organizers were superior to a control condition with traditional vocabulary definition instruction.
Academic text (2015) -
To deal with this problem, we included a number of relevant control conditions in the design of the present study.
Academic text (2002) -
Stronger effects will be found with the second of these control conditions.
Academic text (1991) -
But first they needed a control condition, a pair of groups without any group bias.
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An important aspect of this study is the inclusion of control conditions in the experimental design.
Academic text (2002) -
Much of the prior research on performance appraisal has not used control conditions.
Academic text (2002) -
In research on contrast effects in performance appraisals, control conditions or measures of accuracy have rarely been used.
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The classes we assigned to the control condition participated in whole-class verbal collaborative argumentation with minimal teacher guidance.
Academic text (2015) -
The scientists collected data from the control condition to observe how the variable affected the outcome.
Synonyms
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5.2
A group or condition used to compare results in an experiment
How Controlled
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'control' (a standard/group used for comparison) with 'condition' (a particular trial or situation). A B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes the baseline experimental situation against which other conditions are compared, and the noun-noun compositional pattern is common across languages, making it immediately comprehensible.
Etymology
Control condition comes from lab work where scientists keep one control group in the same condition as a steady example. That steady group shows what happens with no change, so scientists 'compare' other groups to it to see the real effect, which is why the phrase means 'a standard situation' used for comparison.