At Times, Control Subjects May Experience an Apparent Effect of the Study

question 1

Multiple Choice

At times, control subjects may experience an apparent effect of the study treatment even though they did not receive any treatment. This phenomenon is called

• A) the placebo effect.
• B) a biased outcome.
• C) the control effect.
• D) a blinded outcome.

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