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A _____ is a sugar pill given to the control group in a drug study. It appears to be like the pill that contains the active ingredient, but it contains only sugar.
 
  a. placebo c. uniform description
  b. standard error d. target

Question 2

In a presence-absence manipulation, there should be a difference in the measure of the dependent variable in the _____ conditions.
 
  a. positive and negative c. control and experimental
  b. backwards and forwards d. squared and unsquared


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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A placebo is given to equate the procedural features of the experimental and control groups.

Answer to Question 2

C
The control group should behave differently than the experimental group.


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