In an experiment examining how alcohol influences male judgments of female attractiveness,one group of participants is given non-alcoholic beer before they make their judgments.This would be classified as a placebo control condition.

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A placebo control condition involves giving participants a treatment that is inert or does not contain the active ingredient being studied, but is similar in appearance or taste to the actual treatment being studied. In this case, the non-alcoholic beer given to the participants is similar in appearance or taste to alcoholic beer, but does not contain the active ingredient being studied (alcohol).

In an Experiment Examining How Alcohol Influences Male Judgments of Female