Question

The placebo effect occurs when patients improve because they believe they

are receiving an effective treatment.
True
False

Answer 1

Answer:
true

Step-by-step explanation:

The placebo effect is when an improvement of symptoms is observed, despite using a nonactive treatment. It's believed to occur due to psychological factors like expectations or classical conditioning.

Answer 2

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Answer:

True

Step-by-step explanation:

That is the conventional explanation for the "placebo effect." True

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Additional comment

It is likely there is more to it than that. There is pretty good evidence that experimenter expectations, and the expectations of others, play a role, too.