A Possible Determinant of Whether a Placebo Effect Will Occur

question 107

Multiple Choice

A possible determinant of whether a placebo effect will occur is __________.

• A)the enthusiasm of the physician prescribing it
• B)the attractiveness of the packaging
• C)information that other people have been helped
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

dsRNA

Double-stranded RNA, a molecular structure consisting of two complementary strands of RNA which can interfere with gene expression.

Single Stranded DNA

DNA consisting of only one strand, as opposed to the double-stranded structure of typical DNA, often found in some viruses.

Synthetic Strand DNA

refers to artificially created sequences of DNA that are synthesized to study genetic functions or for use in biotechnology.

Polydnaviruses

Virus particles that consist of multiple circles of dsDNA surrounded by capsid proteins and an envelope; they lack DNA coding for proteins needed for viral replication, but this DNA is provided by ovary cells of the wasps they inhabit.