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storky111

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Which of these is an example of a placebo in medicine?
 
  a. a test to diagnose a disorder
  b. a pill with inactive ingredients
  c. the beneficial effects of treatment
  d. a medication designed to treat a disease

Question 2

Therapy outcome studies typically have a no-treatment control group, but results from such studies can be difficult to interpret because
 
  a. people waiting for therapy often seek counseling and advice from others.
  b. it is not possible to randomly assign people to that group.
  c. the control group patients usually improve more than the treated patients.
  d. nobody wants to wait for therapy.


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IRincones

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: b.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a.


storky111

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
:D TYSM

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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