Mona Enrolled in a Clinical Trial for a Local Vitamin

question 86

Multiple Choice

Mona enrolled in a clinical trial for a local vitamin company. Mona was told by the experimenters that she was taking a new organic plant-based energy supplement that would boost her energy and increase her memory. Mona reported that she thought more clearly and was more easily able to get up in the morning and get her day started. At the end of the 8-week clinical trial, the researchers informed Mona that she was taking a sugar pill and that this pill had no scientific effect on her energy or memory. Mona was in the:

• A) empty control group.
• B) experimental group.
• C) placebo group.
• D) baseline group.

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