An ideal ________ manipulation is one in which the experimental and control group's treatments are so similar that both participants and the research assistant don't know who is receiving the manipulation

A) alternative
B) placebo
C) systematic
D) desensitization

Fill in the blank with the correct answer.


Answer: B

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Which of the following laws related to the conduct of American foreign relations was passed over a presidential veto?

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