What Does It Meant to Say That a Study Is

question 56

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.

Understand the impact of factor weighting on location decision outcomes.

Apply the concept of breakeven analysis in the context of location decisions.

Understand the distinct roles of the cerebellum and the basal ganglia in movement control.

Describe the concept of the refractory period in neuronal firing.

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Definitions:

Kinesthesis

The sensations generated by receptors in the muscles, tendons, and joints that inform us of our skeletal movement.

Skeletal Muscles

The muscles attached to the skeleton that are responsible for movement and posture, under voluntary control.

Tendons

Fibrous connective tissues that attach muscles to bones, playing a critical role in the movement of skeletal parts.

Transduction

The process by which sensory stimuli are converted into neural impulses to be interpreted by the brain.