Sonja Believes the Pill Her Doctor Gave Her Has Cured

question 80

Multiple Choice

Sonja believes the pill her doctor gave her has cured her of her anxiety disorder, even though, unbeknownst to her, the pill contained no active ingredients. Sonja's belief is an example of the ________ effect.

• A) experimenter
• B) bias
• C) control
• D) placebo

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Definitions:

Lower Control Limit

A statistic used in process control charts to signify the lower threshold below which a process is considered to be out of control.

Defect Rate

The proportion of manufactured items that do not meet the prescribed quality standards.

Control Chart Limits

the pre-determined upper and lower boundaries on a control chart within which a process is considered to be in control and performing as expected.

P-chart

A type of control chart used in statistical quality control to monitor the proportion of defective units in a process.