Dr Suki Was Conducting a Study on a New Antidepressant

question 147

Multiple Choice

Dr. Suki was conducting a study on a new antidepressant. Half of the participants were given the new drug and the other half were given an inactive drug. Dr. Suki found that the group given the new antidepressant was reporting less depression, and the group given the inactive drug was also reporting less depression. That the group given the inactive drug was also reporting less depression, most likely due to:

• A) a mistake.
• B) trickery.
• C) random assignment.
• D) the placebo effect.

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