When the new drug was tested, both the researcher and the patients knew who was getting the new drug and who was getting a sugar pill that looked like the drug. If possible, this researcher should have used
A) the double-blind technique.
B) self-fulfilling prophecy.
C) random assignment.
D) the single-blind technique.

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In a double-blind study, neither the researcher nor the patients know who is receiving the treatment and who is receiving a placebo. This helps to eliminate bias and increase the accuracy of the results. In this scenario, if the researcher and patients knew who was receiving the drug and who was receiving the sugar pill, it would increase the likelihood of the placebo effect and potentially skew the results. Therefore, using the double-blind technique would have been the best choice.

When the New Drug Was Tested, Both the Researcher and the Patients