In a study of the effects of drinking alcohol,some participants drank a nonalcoholic beverage that actually smelled and tasted like alcohol.This nonalcoholic drink was a

A) dependent variable.
B) replication.
C) placebo.
D) double blind.

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Kristin Weaver · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The nonalcoholic beverage that smelled and tasted like alcohol is a placebo. A placebo is a harmless substance or treatment given to participants to control for the expectations of the participants or the researchers. In this case, the placebo was used to control for the participants' expectations of alcohol and the researchers' expectations of the effects of alcohol on behavior or physiology.

In a study of the effects of drinking alcohol,some participants drank a nonalcoholic beverage that actually smelled and tasted like alcohol.This nonalcoholic drink was a

A) dependent variable.
B) replication.
C) placebo.
D) double blind.

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In a study of the effects of drinking alcohol,some participants drank a nonalcoholic beverage that actually smelled and tasted like alcohol.This nonalcoholic drink was aA) dependent variable.B) replication.C) placebo.D) double blind.

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In a study of the effects of drinking alcohol,some participants drank a nonalcoholic beverage that actually smelled and tasted like alcohol.This nonalcoholic drink was a

A) dependent variable.
B) replication.
C) placebo.
D) double blind.