Which Is the Best Example of a Control Group

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which is the best example of a control group?

• A) Study participants are given a dose of Drug X thought to have no physiological effects.
• B) As a research participant, Ted unknowingly receives a placebo.
• C) Allan administers the drug Calmix, but only conducts a toxicological profile of his subjects.
• D) Chantal receives a high dose of the drug PhaseOut, but she feels no effects of the drug.

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Definitions:

Conscience

An inner sense of what is right and wrong in one's conduct and motives, urging one towards right action.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, it is the component of personality composed of unconscious psychic energy that works to satisfy basic urges, needs, and desires.

Latent Homosexual Desires

Unconscious or unacknowledged sexual attraction towards individuals of the same sex.

Defense Mechanism

Mental tactics employed by people, groups, or countries to deal with the truth and preserve their self-perception.