A measureable improvement that is found in a participant that cannot be attributed to any treatment given by the experimenter is known as ___________

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The placebo effect refers to improvements in a participant's condition due to their belief that they are receiving treatment, rather than any actual treatment effect. This improvement cannot be attributed to any specific treatment given by the experimenter, as the participant is receiving a placebo (inactive) treatment. Participant bias, error, and confounding, on the other hand, refer to different sources of variability or potential sources of error in an experiment.

A Measureable Improvement That Is Found in a Participant That