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A double-blind study refers to an experimental design in which:
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- 1Both the researchers interacting with participants and the participants themselves are kept unaware of who receives the active treatment or independent variable✓
- 2Participants are kept unaware of the nature of the dependent variable under study while researchers know everything
- 3Only a specific demographic segment of the participants is restricted from viewing the final data
- 4One group of participants is consciously made aware of the placebo effect before the trial begins
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Both the researchers interacting with participants and the participants themselves are kept unaware of who receives the active treatment or independent variable
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