Describe the Placebo Effect

question 71

Essay

Describe the placebo effect.Provide an example to explain how this effect works.

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Definitions:

Social Factor

An element that influences societal interaction and individual behavior, such as education, family, and income.

Counter-Enlightenment

Refers to movements or thoughts that reject or oppose the ideals of the Enlightenment, such as reason, progress, and individualism.

Enlightenment Philosophy

A movement in the 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition; it heavily influenced the development of Western political, philosophical, and scientific thought.

Sociological Thought

The range of theories and ideas in the field of sociology that aim to understand and analyze society and human behavior.