​What Does Research Find About the Relative Effectiveness of Placebos

question 12

Multiple Choice

​What does research find about the relative effectiveness of placebos?

• A) ​Surgery has more placebo effect than injections.
• B) ​Pills have more powerful effects than injections.
• C) ​Treatments that cost less produce greater effects.
• D) ​Taking more or fewer doses makes no difference.

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