In the balanced placebo design, half of participants are given alcohol and half are not. What effects can be measured among the group that is told they are getting a nonalcoholic drink but are actually given alcohol?

a) Effects of alcohol on behavior while controlling for expectation
b) Effects of expectations on behavior while controlling for alcohol
c) Effects of behavior on expectations while controlling for alcohol
d) Effects of alcohol on expectations while controlling for behavior

A

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