Please Read This Extract from Chapter 9 of the Textbook

question 8

Multiple Choice

Please read this extract from Chapter 9 of the textbook and fill in the missing words for the MCQs that follow it:
Methodological problems exist within many RCTs that compare NRT to (2) ______. This is because smokers in the (3) ______ condition can detect that they are not receiving any (4) ______ (Mooney, White, & Hatsukami, 2004; Polito, 2008) . Dar, Stronguin and Etter (2005) found that (5) ______ group members were 3.3 times more likely to correctly guess that they had received placebo than to incorrectly guess that they had received nicotine (54.5% v. 16.4%) . If the trials in a RCT are not (6) ______, the findings give a misleading picture of treatment effectiveness.
-The missing word (5) is ______.

• A) control
• B) double blind
• C) placebos
• D) placebo

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Definitions:

Disagreement

A situation where two or more parties hold differing views, opinions, or positions on a particular issue or topic.

Debate

A formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward.

Fallacy of Relevance

The premise is logically irrelevant, or unrelated, to the conclusion.

Straw Man Fallacy

An opponent’s argument is distorted or misrepresented in order to make it easier to refute.