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Most Bioethicists Agree That the Use of Placebos Is Unethical

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Most bioethicists agree that the use of placebos is unethical when effective treatments are available.


Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological phenomenon that occurs when an individual experiences discomfort due to holding conflicting beliefs or values.

Defensive Attributions

Cognitive processes used to deflect blame from oneself and to prevent feelings of guilt or inadequacy, often by assigning responsibility to external factors.

Self-Serving Bias

A common tendency to attribute success to personal characteristics and failures to external factors for self-enhancement.

Actor-Observer Bias

A cognitive bias where individuals attribute their own actions to external situations while attributing others' actions to their personalities or dispositions.

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