In a Double-Blind Study

question 47

Multiple Choice

In a double-blind study,

• A) participants are assigned randomly to both the control group and the experimental group.
• B) the experimenter manipulates neither the independent variable nor the dependent variable.
• C) both the experimental group and the control group receive placebos.
• D) neither the observer nor the participants know which group is the experimental group and which is the control group.

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