Researchers Testing New Drugs Usually Give the Drug to One

question 38

Multiple Choice

Researchers testing new drugs usually give the drug to one group of people and give placebos, "sugar pills," to another group. The group receiving the placebo ________.

• A) is needed so that the test will be repeated enough times
• B) is the control group
• C) constitutes the experimental group
• D) is a backup in case some of the people getting the drug drop out of the test

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