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Chris is suffering from a migraine headache. his mother gives him a small white pill to take and tells him that it is a new medication specifically for migraines. after taking the pill, chris reports feeling a bit better. the pill was actually just a breath mint. this phenomenon is an example of

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The placebo effect is the psychological term for it
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