Richard Is Participating in a Research Study Involving a New

question 62

Multiple Choice

Richard is participating in a research study involving a new pain medication.However,he is not actually receiving the biologically active medication.Research suggests that he:

• A) is most likely to fall into the group of participants that sometimes respond to placebo.
• B) is likely to always respond to placebo.
• C) will not respond at all to the placebo.
• D) he is more likely to respond to placebo because he is male.

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