Dr Jones Was Testing the Effectiveness of a New Vitamin

question 505

Multiple Choice

Dr. Jones was testing the effectiveness of a new vitamin supplement. Half of the participants received the vitamin and half received a sugar pill. He found that the sugar pill worked as well and sometimes better than the vitamin. This could reflect

• A)an experimenter bias
• B)a placebo effect
• C)demand characteristics
• D)a replication bias
• E)an order effect

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Definitions:

Diuretic Medication

Medications designed to increase the amount of water and salt expelled from the body as urine, commonly used to treat high blood pressure and fluid retention.

Urinary Incontinence

The involuntary leakage of urine, indicating a loss of bladder control that can range from mild to severe.

Foley Catheter

A flexible tube inserted into the bladder through the urethra to drain urine, commonly used for patients with urinary difficulties.

Blood Clots

Solid formations in the blood that occur when blood components thicken and clump together, often serving to prevent excessive bleeding.