Keeping individuals unaware of the condition that a participant has been assigned is called:
A) assessment bias
B) attrition
C) performance bias
D) blinding

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Blinding, also known as masking, is the process of keeping participants, researchers, or outcome assessors unaware of which intervention a participant has been assigned to in order to prevent bias from influencing the results. Options A, B, and C refer to other types of biases that are not directly related to blinding.

Keeping Individuals Unaware of the Condition That a Participant Has