Dr. Rivera is examining the effect of treatment on Internet addiction. He is comparing the additive effect of antidepressant, antianxiety, and sedative medications on the compulsion to use the Internet. Dr. Rivera randomly assigns participants into conditional groups. Theo believes he has been taking an antidepressant medication for the last 6 weeks; however, at the debriefing he learns he was taking a sugar pill. Theo was most likely in which type of group?

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Theo was in the placebo group because he was given a sugar pill instead of actual medication, which is a common method to control for the placebo effect in experiments.

Dr Rivera Is Examining the Effect of Treatment on Internet