In a Double-Blind Experimental Procedure

question 24

Multiple Choice

 In a double-blind experimental procedure

• A) both the participant and experimenter know whether the participant received a drug or a placebo.
• B) the participant, but not the experimenter, knows whether he/she received a drug or a placebo.
• C) the experimenter, but not the participant, knows whether the participant received a drug or a placebo.
• D) neither the participant nor the experimenter knows whether the participant received a drug or a placebo.

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