An Experiment Includes a Treatment Condition,a No-Treatment Control,and a Placebo

question 4

Multiple Choice

An experiment includes a treatment condition,a no-treatment control,and a placebo control.Which two conditions should be compared to determine the size of the placebo effect?

• A)placebo versus treatment
• B)placebo versus no-treatment
• C)treatment versus no-treatment
• D)You only need to look at the scores in the placebo control condition.

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