What Occurs in a Double-Blind Study of Medication

question 8

Multiple Choice

What occurs in a double-blind study of medication?

• A)Any placebo effect can be seen as a hoax.
• B)There is a higher risk of expectation effects.
• C)The doctor,but not the patient,knows if the medication is a placebo.
• D)Neither the patient nor the doctor knows if the medication is a placebo.

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Definitions:

Wernicke's Area

A region of the brain in the temporal lobe involved in the understanding of spoken language.

Prefrontal Cortex

The front part of the frontal lobes of the brain, involved in executive functions such as decision making, problem-solving, control of purposeful behaviors, consciousness, and emotions.

Parietal Cortex

A region of the brain located in the parietal lobe, involved in processing sensory information and spatial orientation.

Right Side

Pertaining to the portion of the body or a spatial direction to the observer's right, often in relation to the left side for comparison or direction.