In a Proper Double-Blind Experiment

question 39

Multiple Choice

In a proper double-blind experiment

• A)the effects of an active drug treatment are compared with the effects of a placebo
• B)neither the subjects nor the experimenters know what treatment the subjects receive until after all the drug tests are completed
• C)subjects receive the active drug treatment and then are shifted to the placebo treatment without their being informed of the switch
• D)only a and b above

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