Author Question: Which of these is an example of a placebo in medicine? a. a test to diagnose a disorder b. a ... (Read 64 times)

storky111 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

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.