In Evaluating Drug Therapies, a Method of Controlling for Spontaneous

question 123

Multiple Choice

In evaluating drug therapies, a method of controlling for spontaneous improvements might be __________.

• A) to carry out a longitudinal study on all of the participants
• B) to administer before and after tests with many participants
• C) to use a comparison group of untreated participants that has the same diagnosis
• D) to simultaneously give each subject a placebo along with the medication

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