Darien is 3 years old. He slips off a step, falls, and bruises his knee. Upon picking the crying toddler up, Darien's mother kisses his knee and gives him an M&M. Magically, Darien's pain disappears. This phenomenon would be known as the _____________ in psychology.

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The phenomenon of a person experiencing a reduction in symptoms or pain after receiving a treatment with no actual therapeutic value is known as the placebo effect. In this scenario, Darien's pain disappeared after receiving a kiss from his mother and an M&M, which could be considered a placebo treatment since the M&M has no actual pain-reducing properties. The Mesmer effect refers to a type of hypnosis used in the 18th century and is not relevant to this scenario. The talking cure refers to psychoanalysis and is also not relevant to this scenario. Classical conditioning effect refers to a type of learning where a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a meaningful stimulus, which is not relevant to this scenario.

Darien Is 3 Years Old