A Major Advance in Placebo Research Was the

question 8

Multiple Choice

A major advance in placebo research was the

• A) demonstration that placebos could alleviate pain
• B) discovery that brain structures were activated by placebos
• C) demonstration that endogenous-opioids mediated placebo-induced analgesia
• D) observation that the placebo effect is a costly nuisance

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