The subjects in the experimental group receive the
experimental drug, while the subjects in the control group receive a placebo. Although the experimenter knows which subjects are in the experimental group and which are in the control group, the subjects themselves do not know who is in which group or who received the real drug and who the placebo. This experimenter is using
a. a double-blind study to control for researcher bias.
b. a single-blind study to control for research participant bias.
c. random selection to control the extraneous variables.
d. random assignment to control the dependent variables.
ANSWER: b
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