To Find Out If Therapy Works, Researchers Randomly Place Clients

question 160

Essay

To find out if therapy works, researchers randomly place clients in an experimental group that receives therapy and a control group that does not receive therapy, which is known as the __________ control group.

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Definitions:

Sensation

The process of receiving and interpreting information from the environment through sensory receptors.

Motor Neurons

Nerve cells forming part of a pathway along which impulses pass from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.

Sensory Neurons

Neurons that transmit sensory information from the body to the central nervous system for interpretation.

Afferent Nerves

Nerves that carry sensory information from the body's periphery towards the central nervous system.