double-blind procedure
Definitions of double-blind procedure
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an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment“a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects”synonyms: double-blind experiment, double-blind studytype of:experimental procedurethe specific techniques used in conducting a particular experiment
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