In an experiment investigating the effectiveness of a new drug to treat depression, one group receives the new drug and the other group receives a placebo. The group receiving the placebo is called the __________ group.

A. experimental
B. control
C. active
D. confederate


Answer: B

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a. ?Neoplatonist b. ?Epicurean c. ?Stoic d. ?Cynic

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A) microsystem B) mesosystem C) exosystem D) macrosystem

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Results sections appear in quantitative studies but not qualitative studies.

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