The apparent power of a mere sugar pill to cure numerous bodily ailments is called:
A) Confabulation.
B) Pareidolia.
C) The placebo effect.
D) The autokinetic effect.
E) The hypnagogic effect.

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The placebo effect refers to the phenomenon in which a patient's belief in a treatment's power to heal can lead to improvement in symptoms or overall health, even if the treatment itself is inert (such as a sugar pill).

The Apparent Power of a Mere Sugar Pill to Cure