Often the Experimental Group Receives a Pill Believed to Have

question 223

Multiple Choice

Often the experimental group receives a pill believed to have strong effects, and the control group receives a pill that looks like the other pill, but has no effects, other than those due to expectations. The one given to the control group is called a

• A) synergy.
• B) demand characteristics.
• C) placebo.
• D) transaction.

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