In a trial for a new antianxiety medication, participants are given either the medication or a placebo; moreover, the personnel administering the study do not know which participants receive the medication and which receive the placebo. This experiment may be described as a(n) ________ procedure.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


double-blind

Psychology

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