1. Which of the following is FALSE about the Scientific Method?
Select one:
a. An example of the placebo effect is when some people in the group that is not receiving the test medication show improvement.
b. A hypothesis is a statement based on observations.
c. When testing a drug for its effectiveness for a particular physical disorder, the control group would receive the drug.
d. An observation is noticing a particular phenomenon.
Ans option c is false.
When testing a drug for its effectiveness for a particular physical disorder, the control group would receive the drug.
This statement is false.
Because during an experiment the subjects are divided into two groups the treatment or experiment group and control group.
The treatment group receives the altered variable while control group does not.The control group is basically for comparison at the end of experiment and is unaltered.
For example in the treatment of flu, the experimental group would receive the actual drug while the control group might not receive any drug or be given a placebo ( fake medication with no effects).
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