If You Administered a Test Without Obtaining Information on the Identity

question 20

Multiple Choice

If you administered a test without obtaining information on the identity of the test takers, you would be following the practice of ______.

• A) anonymity
• B) informed consent
• C) confidentiality
• D) protection from stigma

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Definitions:

Placebo Effect

A phenomenon where individuals experience a perceived improvement in condition solely because they believe they are receiving treatment, despite no active therapeutic element being present.

Placebos

Inert substances or treatments used in controlled experiments to test the effectiveness of medical drugs by comparison.

Nontreatment Effects

Outcomes or changes that occur independently of the specific treatment or intervention being evaluated, often due to placebo effect, participant expectations, or other external factors.

Secondary Drug Effects

Unintended effects of medication that occur in addition to the desired therapeutic effects, which may be beneficial, neutral, or harmful.