What Does It Meant to Say That a Study Is

question 109

Multiple Choice

What does it meant to say that a study is "double-blind"?

• A)Each patient receives both the drug being tested and a placebo,so that the effects of the drug can be compared to the effects of the patient's expectations.
• B)While the patient is aware to what treatment he or she is receiving,his or her family,friends,and therapist are not.
• C)Both the patient being given the drug and whoever will evaluate the drug's effects do not know whether the patient was given the treatment or the placebo.
• D)Two conditions are used,a treatment and a placebo.

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Definitions:

Bandura

Albert Bandura was a psychologist known for his work in social learning theory, emphasizing the role of observational learning, imitation, and modeling in behavior.

Unconditioned Response

A spontaneous and inherent response to a trigger that happens without previous education or conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus, famously demonstrated by Ivan Pavlov’s experiments with dogs.

Pavlov

A Russian physiologist best known for his work in classical conditioning, particularly through his experiments with dogs.