The Potential for Anyone, Regardless of Social Position, to Practice

question 11

Multiple Choice

The potential for anyone, regardless of social position, to practice Jainism and Buddhism ________.

• A) Destroyed the notion of caste once and for all.
• B) Caused a backlash among followers of the Vedic tradition.
• C) Led for calls to equalize the treatment of women.
• D) Undermined the hierarchical order of the caste system.

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Definitions:

Nocebos

Refers to a detrimental health effect that results from negative expectations of the patient and is the counterpart to the placebo effect.

Placebo Response

A beneficial health outcome resulting from a person's expectation of treatment rather than from the actual treatment itself.

Expectancy

The anticipation or belief about what is likely to happen in the future.

Conditioning

A process of behavior modification by which a subject comes to associate a desired behavior with a previously unrelated stimulus.