Author Question: In the case study in your text which describes an experiment by Paul (1966), what might account for ... (Read 87 times)

sc00by25 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

In the case study in your text which describes an experiment by Paul (1966), what might account for the result indicating that the group who received a valid insight therapy showed less improvement,

compared to the group who received an ineffective, sugar pill?
A) Experimenter bias
B) Control group bias
C) Placebo effect
D) Double blind effect

Question 2

Dr. Vigrosky is testing the effectiveness of a new drug, called Xiptoflux, which is supposed to alleviate certain symptoms which accompany restless leg syndrome.

Dr.
Vigrosky gives one group of participants, who suffer from RLS, a drug which has
already been approved by the FDA. He gives another group of participants, who suffer
from RLS, the new drug, Xiptoflux. He found no significant difference between the
new drug and the old drug in terms of the alleviation of the symptoms of restless leg
syndrome. What aspect of Dr. Vigrosky's design could be improved in subsequent trials
of the study?
A) He could have compared the two drugs to a third restless leg syndrome drug
B) He could have used an experimental group
C) He could have used a placebo control group
D) He could have given the new drug to a group of people who do not suffer from
RLS