A double-blind experiment is a study where neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment. This method helps to eliminate bias and ensure more reliable results.
Placebo Effect: A phenomenon in which patients experience real changes in their health after receiving a treatment with no therapeutic value.
Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT): An experimental design where participants are randomly assigned to either the treatment group or the control group.
Single-Blind Experiment: A study where only the participants do not know whether they are receiving the treatment or a placebo, but the experimenters do.