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question 13

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions :
A researcher randomly divides young women suffering from anorexia into two groups. Participants in Group A receive psychotherapy and drug treatments; participants in Group B receive attention (but no therapy) and a "sugar pill." The researcher then compares participants in the two groups on relief of anorexia symptoms.
-The ethical concern about placebo drug studies such as the preceding study is that:

• A) the experimental group gets an untried medication.
• B) the placebo group gets no treatment at all.
• C) the placebo group gets another medication that may not be as effective.
• D) the experimental group is given medications to which the general population does not have access.

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