Please read this extract from Chapter 9 of the textbook and fill in the missing words for the MCQs that follow it:
Methodological problems exist within many RCTs that compare NRT to (2) ______. This is because smokers in the (3) ______ condition can detect that they are not receiving any (4) ______ (Mooney, White, & Hatsukami, 2004; Polito, 2008). Dar, Stronguin and Etter (2005) found that (5) ______ group members were 3.3 times more likely to correctly guess that they had received placebo than to incorrectly guess that they had received nicotine (54.5% v. 16.4%). If the trials in a RCT are not (6) ______, the findings give a misleading picture of treatment effectiveness.
-The missing word (6) is ______.

Question

Please read this extract from Chapter 9 of the textbook and fill in the missing words for the MCQs that follow it: 
Methodological problems exist within many RCTs that compare NRT to (2) ______. This is because smokers in the (3) ______ condition can detect that they are not receiving any (4) ______ (Mooney, White, & Hatsukami, 2004; Polito, 2008). Dar, Stronguin and Etter (2005) found that (5) ______ group members were 3.3 times more likely to correctly guess that they had received placebo than to incorrectly guess that they had received nicotine (54.5% v. 16.4%). If the trials in a RCT are not (6) ______, the findings give a misleading picture of treatment effectiveness.
-The missing word (6) is ______.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct answer is "double blind" because the context discusses the importance of ensuring participants and researchers do not know who is receiving the treatment or placebo to avoid bias, which is a characteristic of double-blind studies.

Please Read This Extract from Chapter 9 of the Textbook