In a study of the effects of drinking alcohol,some participants drank a nonalcoholic beverage that actually smelled and tasted like alcohol.This nonalcoholic drink was a
A) dependent variable.
B) replication.
C) placebo.
D) double blind.

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The nonalcoholic beverage that smelled and tasted like alcohol was a placebo, which is a substance or treatment that has no therapeutic effect but is given to the participant to determine if there is a psychological effect. In this case, the placebo was used as a control to compare the effects of actual alcohol consumption with the effects of simply believing one had consumed alcohol.

In a Study of the Effects of Drinking Alcohol,some Participants