Which of the following is a research strategy that minimizes the potential methodological problems associated with the placebo effect and experimenter bias?

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The double-blind procedure is the best choice as it involves neither the researcher nor the participants knowing who is receiving the treatment or the placebo, which minimizes the potential for both placebo effects and experimenter bias. Blind sample procedure and neutral sample procedure are not commonly used research strategies, and single-blind procedure only reduces experimenter bias, but not the placebo effect.

Which of the Following Is a Research Strategy That Minimizes