In a laboratory,smokers are asked to "drive" using a computerized driving simulator equipped with a stick shift and a gas pedal.The object is to maximize the distance covered by driving as fast as possible on a winding road while avoiding rear-end collisions.Some of the subjects smoke a real cigarette immediately before climbing into the driver's seat.Others smoke a fake cigarette without nicotine.You are interested in comparing how many collisions the two groups have.In this study,the cigarette without nicotine is:
A)a dependent variable.
B)a placebo.
C)a double-blind procedure.
D)a hypothesis.

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The cigarette without nicotine is a placebo as it is meant to mimic the act of smoking without providing any actual nicotine. It is not a dependent variable as it is not being measured, nor is it a double-blind procedure or a hypothesis.

In a Laboratory,smokers Are Asked to "Drive" Using a Computerized