A treatment that has no active ingredients is a(n)
A)confounding treatment
B)experimental treatment
C)placebo treatment
D)observational treatment
E)biased treatment

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A placebo treatment is a treatment that has no active ingredients, but is given to a patient as if it were an active treatment in order to see if the patient's response is due to the actual treatment or due to psychological factors such as expectation or suggestion.

A Treatment That Has No Active Ingredients Is A(n)