In the middle of a study concerning pain reduction,you give a participant a pill and tell him it is a painkiller.It is actually a sugar pill.The person feels a reduction of pain.The ______ effect helps to explain how this can happen.
A) sample
B) replication
C) manipulation
D) placebo

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The scenario describes the use of a placebo, which is a treatment or intervention that has no active ingredient or therapeutic effect, but is given to a patient with the intention of producing a psychological or physiological response. The placebo effect occurs when a patient experiences a positive response to a placebo, such as a reduction of pain or improvement of symptoms, due to their belief in the treatment or expectation of a positive outcome.

In the Middle of a Study Concerning Pain Reduction,you Give