An inactive substance, such as a sugar pill or a saline injection, that is given in the place of a drug in psychological research or by physicians who want to treat a complaint by suggestion, is called a(n)
A)placebo.
B)extraneous variable.
C)pseudoscience factor.
D)control drug.

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A placebo is an inactive substance or treatment that has no therapeutic effect, often used in clinical trials to test the efficacy of new drugs by comparing their effects to those of a placebo.

An Inactive Substance, Such as a Sugar Pill or a Saline