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In a Recent Study Designed to Determine the Effectiveness of Antidepressant

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In a recent study designed to determine the effectiveness of antidepressant medication,depressed patients were randomly assigned to take either an antidepressant medication or a placebo.Symptoms of depression were measured before and during treatment.Over the course of treatment,_____ group(s) reported decreased symptoms of depression.


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Generalizable

The extent to which findings or conclusions from a study can be applied to larger populations or different contexts outside of the original study setting.

Internal Validity

The degree to which a study convincingly demonstrates a cause-and-effect relationship between variables, free from confounding factors.

Explore

To investigate or examine a topic in detail in order to discover facts, information, or insights.

Methodological Eclecticism

The approach of using a variety of methods or techniques from different research methodologies in the study or analysis of subjects.

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