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  • adjective Describing an experiment (usually medical) in which the identity of those repeating different treatments is kept secret from the subjects, but not the administrators, until the outcome of the experiment is known.

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Examples

  • In both the double- and single-blind portions of the experiments, the medium was blind to the identities of the sitters and their deceased loved ones.

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

  • During the 6-week single-blind lead-in period, 10,742 patients received sibutramine and weight management.

    Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Blood Pressure-Lowering Effects of Sibutramine 2009

  • Whatever scientific value the single-blind session might have had was thoroughly ruined.

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

  • That afternoon I oversaw the single-blind telephone reading between Sandra and Mrs. Parker.

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

  • Before Dr. Beischel hung up, I asked Sandra, on camera, to converse with the deceased woman and see if she was willing to wake the gentleman later, thinking ahead to the single-blind portion that I would conduct in the afternoon.

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

  • For a given sitter and their deceased loved ones, the double-blind portion of the experiment would be conducted in the morning, the single-blind portion in the afternoon.

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

  • When this was completed, I would agree to conduct the afternoon, single-blind portion of the experiment.

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

  • I returned for the afternoon single-blind telephone session more confused than ever.

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

  • In the single-blind portion of the experiment conducted by me in Connecticut, the medium would be allowed to speak with the sitters in Europe over the telephone.

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

  • Though my heart went out to Sandra, my first thought was, Oh great, now the single-blind experiment has been ruined!

    The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011

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