RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
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You have surgery to repair a defective heart valve.
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You sleep because you are tired.
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You throw up after eating bad meat.
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You drink a nonalcoholic drink and become “intoxicated” because you think it contains alcohol.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following situations best illustrates the placebo effect? You drink a nonalcoholic drink and become “intoxicated” because you think it contains alcohol.
Detailed explanation-2: -C. Explanation: The placebo effect describes a phenomenon in research wherein someone experiences the results that they expect to experience, even if they are given an inert (i.e. inactive) treatment.
Detailed explanation-3: -Example of a placebo effect. When people involved in a clinical trial receive a placebo and bet better even though they did not receive medicine. They feel better due to an outside factor or change in their mental attitude.
Detailed explanation-4: -3 People who are highly motivated and expect the treatment to work may be more likely to experience a placebo effect. A prescribing physician’s enthusiasm for treatment can even impact how a patient responds.