At the Conclusion of the Crum and Langer Hotel Experiment

question 432

Multiple Choice

At the conclusion of the Crum and Langer hotel experiment:

• A) the "informed" participants were given free memberships in the hotel's fitness club.
• B) it was explained to all participants that the results of the experiment were conclusive; daily doses of ginkgo biloba were beneficial to health and well-being.
• C) the "uninformed" participants were given free memberships in the hotel's fitness club.
• D) all participants were debriefed, and were told about the actual hypothesis, and the purpose of the experiment was explained to them.

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