A Researcher Is Conducting an Experiment on the Effect of Alcohol

question 128

Multiple Choice

A researcher is conducting an experiment on the effect of alcohol consumption on reaction time; half of the subjects drink alcoholic drinks, and half drink nonalcoholic versions of the same drinks. The subjects receiving the nonalcoholic drinks are the _____ group and are used in the study to minimize the influence of _____.

• A)experimental; sampling bias
• B)experimental; the placebo effect
• C)control; sampling bias
• D)control; the placebo effect

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