One hundred psychiatric patients were randomly assigned to one of two groups. Group A received a new drug in pill form. Group B was given identical-looking placebo pills. A panel of psychiatrists, who did not know which pill each participant received, evaluated all participants for level of agitation. In this study, experimenter bias was reduced by:
A) having experienced psychiatrists evaluate agitation.
B) having researchers who don't know who got which pill.
C) adding another placebo condition.
D) adding a therapy group.
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