The Double-Blind Procedure Involves

question 51

Multiple Choice

The double-blind procedure involves

• A) using drug therapy on one patient and brain stimulation on another.
• B) a research method in which neither patients nor health care staff know whether a given patient is receiving a drug or a placebo.
• C) the simultaneous use of two or more therapeutic treatments in the hope that at least one will be effective.
• D) administering deep-brain stimulation to those whose depression has resisted drug therapy.

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