A nonspecific-treatment control group

a) Is designed to control for common factors that are associated with treatment
b) Rules out the role of expectancies in explaining why clients get better
c) Controls for placebo effects in a medication study
d) Is the best way to rule out threats to internal validity (e.g., regression, testing)


Correct Answer: a

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