The Placebo Effect Is

question 24

Multiple Choice

The placebo effect is

• A) most prominent in well-designed experiments.
• B) an imaginary effect applicable to everyone.
• C) an imaginary effect that occurs almost exclusively in hypochondriacs.
• D) physiologically real and capable of improving organic and psychological symptoms.

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Definitions:

Linear Association

A relationship between two variables that can be graphically represented with a straight line, indicating that changes in one variable correlate to changes in the other.

Negative Association

A connection between two variables where as one variable rises, the other falls.

Moderately Strong Association

A term in statistics indicating a fairly significant relationship between two variables, though not perfectly predictive.

Nonlinear

Describes relationships or processes that do not follow a straight line when graphed, indicating a proportionality that changes with different values.