Including a Placebo in a Research Design to Study Ergogenic

question 12

Multiple Choice

Including a placebo in a research design to study ergogenic aids helps control for

• A)differences in the training state of the subjects.
• B)the gender of the subjects.
• C)investigator bias.
• D)the subject's belief that the substance tested is an ergogenic aid.

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Definitions:

Signal-Detection Procedures

Methods in psychological research and neuroscience for measuring the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.

False Alarm

An event where a warning or indication of danger is given, but no actual threat exists.

Target

An object or goal that one aims to reach or achieve, often used in the context of objectives, benchmarks, or physical marks aimed at in shooting or throwing.

Signal-Detection Analysis

A statistical method used to determine the ability to differentiate between information-bearing patterns and random patterns that distract from the information.