Dr Livingston Is Conducting a Study on the Effectiveness of a New

question 59

Multiple Choice

Dr. Livingston is conducting a study on the effectiveness of a new time-release antidepressant medication. Once a week, participants receive a small white pill from Dr. Stanley, which they take immediately without knowing whether the pill is the new medicine or a placebo. Dr. Livingston then observes the participants, without knowing which participants received the placebo. This type of study uses the

• A) blind procedure.
• B) blind procedure with placebo.
• C) naturalistic observation approach.
• D) double-blind procedure.

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