In Dr. Turgrove's experiment, he includes a control group that receives a placebo. This type of research design is meant to control which confound??
a. ?participants' expectations
b. ?experimenter bias
c. ?sampling bias
d. ?independent variable
ANSWER:
a
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A. suicide prevention B. group therapy C. risk assessment D. All of these are correct.
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