Researchers Who Were Interested in the Effects of Alcohol Consumption

question 382

Multiple Choice

Researchers who were interested in the effects of alcohol consumption on perceived attractiveness of members of the opposite sex randomly assigned participants to two groups. Each participant in the first group received a fruit flavored drink containing a set amount of alcohol and those in the second group received an identical tasting drink with no alcohol. Next, the participants viewed pictures of members of the opposite sex and rated their attractiveness on a scale of 1 to 10. Which group was the placebo control group?

• A) The group that watched violent video games.
• B) The group that received alcoholic drinks
• C) The group that received nonalcoholic drinks
• D) There was no placebo control group.

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