If a Placebo Is Used, Researchers Assume That Differences in Group

question 119

Multiple Choice

If a placebo is used, researchers assume that differences in group performance are not due to:

• A)experimenter expectancies about the experiment
• B)differences in the personal characteristics of subjects in each group
• C)subject expectancies about the experiment
• D)the environmental conditions that are intentionally manipulated in the experiment

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