Social Variables Placebo Effects in Drug Trials Are Due to

question 2

Multiple Choice

Social Variables Placebo effects in drug trials are due to

• A)demand characteristics.
• B)experimenter bias.
• C)maturation threat.
• D)response set.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A selection of values from sample-related statistics, presumed to hold the value of an undetermined population characteristic.

Population Mean

The average of a set of characteristics (e.g., measurements, counts) of the entire population.

Standard Error

A statistic that measures the dispersion or variability of a sampling distribution, often used in estimating parameters.

Confidence Interval

A range of values that is used to estimate the true value of a population parameter with a certain level of confidence.