A Double-Blind Study

question 43

Multiple Choice

A double-blind study

• A) helps guard against the effects of experimenter expectations.
• B) involves giving patients the treatment they least expect.
• C) necessarily involves the use of a placebo.
• D) is high in external validity.

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