Dr Schultze Conducts Research on the Effects of a New

question 104

Multiple Choice

Dr. Schultze conducts research on the effects of a new drug on obsessive-compulsive disorder. In his study, neither Schultze nor the participants knows who is receiving the active drug and who is receiving the placebo. This example describes

• A)random sampling.
• B)a double-blind study.
• C)a single-blind study.
• D)a control factor.
• E)a social desirability bias.

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