Used in a double blind drug trial where the dummy or placebo is identical to the drug being trialled.
DUMMY: "The dummy drug shows the same features such as size, colour and method of ingestion that the trialled drug has."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "DUMMY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/dummy/ (accessed July 6, 2022).