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How Does the Double-Blind Procedure for Studies of Drug Effects

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How does the double-blind procedure for studies of drug effects allow you to find out whether a drug has a genuine effect on the user beyond a mere placebo effect?


Definitions:

Self-Compassion

The act of showing compassion and empathy towards oneself during times of suffering or failure, instead of engaging in severe self-judgment.

Inadequate

Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

Self-Serving Bias

The common tendency to attribute successes to personal characteristics and failures to external factors, often to maintain self-esteem.

Actor-Observer Effect

The tendency to make internal attributions for the behavior of others and external attributions for our own behavior.

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