In Studies Such as These, Researchers Often Include One or Even

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Essay

In studies such as these, researchers often include one or even two placebo conditions. For example, participants might be given flat tonic water and are TOLD that it contains alcohol, but there really isn't any. Or, participants might be given alcohol and are told that it DOESN'T contain alcohol, but it really does. Why do you think researchers would include these conditions?

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