Researchers are conducting a study to determine the effects of the mineral zinc on the human body. The study involves providing pills that contain zinc to one group of human subjects and pills that do not contain zinc or other active ingredients to another group of people. The pills that do not contain zinc are
A. supplements.
B. antidotes.
C. placebos.
D. probiotics.
Answer: C
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