C. control group f. placebo effect

1. In a(n) ____________, only the participants of the experiment do not know whether they are in the experimental group or the control group.

2. In an experiment, the ___________ includes the participants who are not exposed to experimental variables.

3. The ________ is a change in a patient’s physical state that results from the patient’s perceptions of the treatment.

4. In a(n) ___________, neither the participants nor the experimenter knows whether the participants are in the experimental group or the control group.

5. Researchers generally select a(n) __________, which is a relatively small group of the total population that is being studied.

6. In a (n) _________, a researcher studies a group of people over a period of years.

Key:1d; 2c; 3f; 4e; 5a; 6