P.W.Herman wants to know whether consumption of alcoholic beverages affects peoples' bicycling abilities.He suggeststhat the alcohol itself doesn't have any negative effects,but that people who drink alcohol expect to have their riding abilities impaired so they "act drunk." To control for the participants' expectations,P.W.gives half of his sample vodka and the other half of his sample vodka-flavored water.P.W.is using a(n)____research method,and the vodka-flavored water is a ____.

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P.W. is using an experimental method because he is manipulating an independent variable (consumption of vodka) to measure its effects on the dependent variable (bicycling ability). The vodka-flavored water is a placebo, meant to control for the participants' expectations without actually giving them alcohol. Therefore, the correct answer is C: experimental; placebo.

PWHerman Wants to Know Whether Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages Affects