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Placebos are used in research to control for

A) nontreatment effects.
B) the subjects' expectations about treatment.
C) secondary drug effects.
D) random fluctuations in the independent variable.

Placebos

Inert substances or treatments used in controlled experiments to test the effectiveness of medical drugs by comparison.

Nontreatment Effects

Outcomes or changes that occur independently of the specific treatment or intervention being evaluated, often due to placebo effect, participant expectations, or other external factors.

Secondary Drug Effects

Unintended effects of medication that occur in addition to the desired therapeutic effects, which may be beneficial, neutral, or harmful.

  • Become aware of how biases from the experimenter and research participants can shape the outcomes of investigations.
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