AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS HISTORY

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Placebo effect
A
A real response, positive or negative, to an action or substance based solely on expectations, not on the actual properties of the action or substance.
B
The group to which the researcher manipulate the independent variable
C
The measure of the relationship between two variables.
D
The observation of human or animal behavior in its natural setting
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Placebos have the power to cause unwanted side effects. Nausea, drowsiness and allergic reactions, such as skin rashes, have been reported as negative placebo effects – also known as nocebo effects (see below). Deceiving people is wrong, even if it helps someone’s symptoms to go away.

Detailed explanation-2: -Placebos elicit biological responses Contrary to popular belief, patients don’t just imagine placebo responses. Rather, numerous brain-imaging studies have confirmed that placebos cause measurable changes in neurobiological signaling pathways .

Detailed explanation-3: -The placebo effect is a beneficial health outcome resulting from a person’s anticipation that an intervention will help. How a health care provider interacts with a patient also may bring about a positive response that’s independent of any specific treatment.

Detailed explanation-4: -The placebo effect is a positive physical or psychological change that occurs after taking medication without an active ingredient such as a sugar pill, or after a sham treatment such as simulated surgery.

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