One Criticism of the Use of Randomized Control Trials Is

question 19

Multiple Choice

One criticism of the use of randomized control trials is that __________.

• A) they inform researchers about the efficacy of a therapy, but do not indicate whether it will work in "real-world" situations
• B) they are more subject to experimenter bias than case studies are
• C) they do not control for placebo effects
• D) they fail to consider clinician expertise

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