A psychologist is doing research for a pharmaceutical company.The drugs that are being tested are numbered so that the psychologist does not know what they are,nor does the psychologist know which participants are receiving which drugs.Participants are also unaware of differences in treatments.Which phenomenon is being described?

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The phenomenon being described is double-blind control, which means that both the researcher and the participants are unaware of which treatments or drugs are being administered. This helps to eliminate biases that could arise from preconceived notions or expectations about the treatments, leading to more accurate results.

A Psychologist Is Doing Research for a Pharmaceutical Company