Both the researchers and the participants in a memory study are ignorant about which participants have actually received a potentially memory-enhancing drug and which have received a placebo. This investigation involves the use of

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The use of a potentially memory-enhancing drug and a placebo in a study requires the double-blind procedure, in which both the researchers and the participants are ignorant about who has received the drug and who has received the placebo. This helps eliminate bias and increase the validity of the results.

Both the Researchers and the Participants in a Memory Study