Four participants sign up for an experiment examining the effects of alcohol on sociability.One participant is given an alcoholic beverage to drink and is told that it is alcohol.A second participant is given an alcoholic beverage to drink but is told that it is nonalcoholic.A third participant drinks a nonalcoholic beverage but is told that it contains alcohol,and a fourth participant is given a nonalcoholic beverage and is told that it is nonalcoholic.Suppose that the effects of alcohol on sociability were entirely due to the alcohol and had nothing to do with expectancies.Which participant(s)would behave more socially after drinking?
A)the second participant only
B)the third participant only
C)the first and third participants
D)the first and second participants

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If the effects of alcohol on sociability were entirely due to the alcohol itself and not the participants' expectations, then the participants who actually consumed alcohol (regardless of what they were told) would behave more socially. These are the first and second participants.

Four Participants Sign Up for an Experiment Examining the Effects