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Objective can have different meanings.

One meaning of objective is what you are trying to achieve.

For example:

The objective of the game is to win as many points as you can in the first 2 minutes.

The company's objective for this year is to increase sales by 40%.

aim

target

error

goal

Which answers below are closest to this meaning of objective? Choose the 3 correct answers.

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target

aim

error

goal
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Objective can also mean neutral and based on facts, not on personal opinion or interest.

For example:

Judges must be objective and consider all the evidence equally and without bias.

A good journalist is objective and reports the facts of each event without favoring any one side.

taking no sides

without emotion

not influenced by any personal feelings

based on personal opinion

Which answers below best explain this second meaning of objective? Choose the 3 correct answers.

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taking no sides

not influenced by any personal feelings

based on personal opinion

without emotion
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A double-blind experiment is a scientific experiment usually used to test new medical treatments. Both the doctors and the participants are "blind" to certain aspects of the experiment: They do not know who receives which treatment. The people who take part in the experiment are divided into two groups: (1) An experimental group, in which participants get the new treatment, and (2) a control group. People in the control group either get the old treatment or sugar pills instead of medicine. This type of experiment ensures that when researchers test new medicines, these tests are as objective as possible.

Read this paragraph and answer the question below.

Double-blind experiments ensure that doctors are objective and give both groups the same support and encouragement.

Double-blind experiments can give more objective results because there are two different groups of participants.

Creating Conditions for Objective Testing

A recent double-blind study tested the effects of a new treatment for people who suffer from migraine headaches. Fifty people who suffer from migraine headaches were chosen to participate in the study. These participants were divided into two groups. One group, the experimental group, was given the new treatment. The other group, the control group, was given sugar pills, called placebos. Neither the doctors nor the participants knew who received the new treatment and who received the sugar pills.

Why should medical researchers do double-blind experiments to prove that new treatments are better than other treatments? Choose ONE correct answer.

Response:

Double-blind experiments ensure that doctors are objective and give both groups the same support and encouragement.

Double-blind experiments can give more objective results because there are two different groups of participants.