Abbreviation used in this paper : rct = randomized controlled trial .

文中缩略语：rct=随机对照研究。

While an rct in medicine is designed to test whether a specific treatment does or does not work , in the social sciences they are more likely to be used to search for interesting hypotheses .

医学上的随机对照试验旨在测试具体疗法的效果，而在社会科学领域，它们更有可能被用于寻找有意思的假说。