Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (26.08.2024) Shift-I
In medical research, what is the comparison group that receives what appears to be a treatment but in reality has no effect called?
AExperimental group
BControl group
CPlacebo group ✓ Correct
DNon-dependent group
Correct answer: (C) Placebo group — The group receiving an inert fake treatment is the placebo group, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The group receiving an inert fake treatment is the placebo group, so that is the answer.
★A placebo is something that looks like a treatment but has no active effect.
★The placebo group receives this inert treatment.
★It lets researchers separate real drug effects from expectation effects.
★So this comparison group is the placebo group.
★The experimental, control and non-dependent groups are defined differently.
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