One Group of Ocean Voyagers Is Given a New but Untested

question 111

Multiple Choice

One group of ocean voyagers is given a new but untested pill for seasickness and a second group is given an inactive pill.Neither the voyagers nor the experimental researchers know which group has received the new pill.In this experiment,the investigators are making use of

• A) deep brain stimulation.
• B) neurogenesis.
• C) SSRIs.
• D) the double-blind procedure.

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