Dr. Ayala conducts an experiment where she gives half her participants a yellow pill containing a drug that keeps them awake during psychology lectures. She gives the other half of her participants an identical-looking yellow pill that does not contain the drug. This experimental design controls for ____.?
a. ?experimenter bias
b. ?random variables
c. ?a placebo effect
d. ?confirmation bias
ANSWER:
c
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What will be an ideal response?