A study is called a "blinded clinical trial" when:
a. a control group that does not receive all the treatment is included for comparison
b. it includes individuals who are matched with others who do not have a disorder
c. subjects do not know if they are receiving a treatment or a placebo
d. neither subjects nor experimenter knows whether a subject is receiving a treatment or a placebo
C
A true clinical trial is blinded when the subjects in the trial do not know whether they are receiving the active treatment or a placebo treatment. Placebo treatments are thought to have no specific effect on the expected outcome.
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