As a Part of a Medical Research Study,a Researcher Exposes

question 114

Multiple Choice

As a part of a medical research study,a researcher exposes two groups of participants to either an actual painkiller or a sugar pill.The participants feel their pain being eliminated even with the sugar pill.In this case,the sugar pill is known as the

• A)confederate.
• B)random sample.
• C)placebo.
• D)independent variable.

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