In a study on alcohol and aggressive behavior, subjects are randomly assigned to one of
two groups. One group receives real alcohol while the other group receives tonic water
which tastes identical to real alcohol.
Neither the subjects nor the researchers know
which group got the real alcohol until after the study is completed. This study is
designed as a ______ placebo-control study.
a. single-blind c. longitudinal
b. double-blind d. correlational
B
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