A medical doctor is studying the effects of a drug on two groups of patients .For the first group, she administers the actual drug to determine if it has an effect on the patients' condition .But for the second group, she administers a phony pill that has no properties .The phony pill administered to group two is known as a:
A)Dummy
B)Bogus
C)Placebo
D)None of the above

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The phony pill given to the second group is known as a placebo, which is a substance with no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs.

A Medical Doctor Is Studying the Effects of a Drug