A Placebo Effect Is

question 173

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:

Drug Therapies

Treatments that involve the use of medications to cure, control, or alleviate symptoms of diseases.

Placebo Effect

The phenomenon where individuals experience a perceived improvement in condition due to belief in the effectiveness of a treatment, despite it having no therapeutic value.

Headache

A pain or discomfort in the head, scalp, or neck, often caused by tension, illness, or environmental factors.

Chronic Depression

A mental health disorder characterized by a persistent and long-lasting state of depression.