Which of These Is an Example of the Placebo Effect

question 51

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an example of the placebo effect?

• A) Patients report better effects from colored pills than from white ones, even though they contain the exact same medicine.
• B) Medication taken at the same time each day is more effective than medicine taken as needed.
• C) Women have a lower tolerance for medication than men, and therefore experience more side effects.
• D) Patients ask their doctors for specific drugs after they have seen them advertised on television.

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