What Is the Importance of a Placebo

question 84

Multiple Choice

What is the importance of a placebo?

• A) It allows the researcher to treat control and experimental groups differently while allowing them to believe they are being treated the same.
• B) It allows the researcher to treat control and experimental groups the same while allowing them to believe they are being treated differently.
• C) It allows the researcher to use an experimental drug on more people.
• D) It removes the need for a control group.
• E) All of the above.

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