How Does Conducting a Double-Blind Study Attempt to Remedy the Experimenter

question 150

Multiple Choice

How does conducting a double-blind study attempt to remedy the experimenter expectancy effect?

• A) It reduces the influence confirmation bias.
• B) It reduces the nocebo effect.
• C) It maintains adherence to research ethics.
• D) It prevents confounds.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement in statistical analysis that proposes there is no significant difference or relationship between specified populations, or no effect of a treatment.

Region of Rejection

The range of values in a statistical test that leads to the rejection of the null hypothesis, indicating a statistically significant result.

Statistic

A single measure, reported as a number, used to summarize a set of data.

Null Hypothesis

The hypothesis that there is no significant difference or effect, typically the hypothesis a researcher tries to disprove.