Giving Placebos in Drug Experiments Is Necessary to

question 303

Multiple Choice

Giving placebos in drug experiments is necessary to

• A)counteract the random assignment of subjects.
• B)counteract the side effects of the drug.
• C)control for the effects of suggestion and expectation.
• D)keep control subjects from knowing they have been given the real drug.

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