As Dr Logan Sets Out to Carefully Examine the Effectiveness of of His

question 57

Multiple Choice

As Dr. Logan sets out to carefully examine the effectiveness of his new treatment for schizophrenia, he must design his study in a way that controls for the potential effects of __________.

• A) spontaneous improvement
• B) a placebo effect
• C) preexisting differences between patients in the control and treatment groups
• D) all of the above

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