Some patients in a control group will get well because of their belief that they are receiving the real treatment.This phenomenon is known as the
A)experimenter effect
B)placebo effect
C)Hawthorne effect
D)belief effect
E)all of the above

Question

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The placebo effect occurs when patients improve simply because they believe they are receiving an effective treatment, even though they are only receiving a sham or inert treatment.

Some Patients in a Control Group Will Get Well Because