In Order to Keep Experimental Staff from Subtly Conveying Their

question 47

Multiple Choice

In order to keep experimental staff from subtly conveying their enthusiasm for an experimental program to subjects, experimenters may

• A)Use blind procedures so that subjects are not aware of who is receiving the actual treatment
• B)Use blind, double-blind procedures so that the experimenter is unaware of who is receiving the treatment
• C)Use double-blind procedures so that neither the experimenter nor the subjects know who is receiving the treatment
• D)Change to another type of experimental process in order to keep from having problems

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