Dr. Ayala conducts an experiment where she gives half her participants a yellow pill containing a drug that keeps them awake during psychology lectures. She gives the other half of her participants an identical-looking yellow pill that does not contain the drug. This experimental design controls for
A. experimenter bias.
B. random variables.
C. a placebo effect.
D. confirmation bias.
Answer: C
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