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neverstopbelieb

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A study is called a blinded clinical trial when:
 
  a. a control group that does not receive all the treatment is included for comparison
  b. it includes individuals who are matched with others who do not have a disorder
  c. subjects do not know if they are receiving a treatment or a placebo
  d. neither subjects nor experimenter knows whether a subject is receiving a treatment or a placebo

Question 2

People who suffer from sleep terrors:
 
  a. fear going to sleep
  b. fear waking up
  c. have no recall of the event
  d. have vivid memories of nightmares



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Answer to Question 1

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A true clinical trial is blinded when the subjects in the trial do not know whether they are receiving the active treatment or a placebo treatment. Placebo treatments are thought to have no specific effect on the expected outcome.

Answer to Question 2

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Sleep terrors are related parasomnia in which there is no recall of the sleep-related event. Individuals experiencing sleep terrors rouse suddenly from sleep with a cry or scream. They typically sit up in bed in apparent terror; sweaty, pupils dilated, tachypneic, and tachycardic.





 

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