A Placebo Effect Is

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Multiple Choice

A placebo effect is:

• A)a change in a subject's behavior that is produced by the subject's beliefs and expectations rather than the actual drug, treatment, or procedure.
• B)a researcher's confidence in his or her findings.
• C)the instructions that are given to the research participants before an experiment begins.
• D)the results that a researcher expects to discover.

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Definitions:

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PCP

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