Comprehensionhard · Past Paper
The patient's symptoms improved when given a sugar pill that she believed was medicine. What can be inferred?
AThe sugar pill had magic powers.
BThe patient was faking her illness.
CThe patient experienced the 'placebo effect'.
DSugar is a cure for all diseases.
✓ Correct Answer: C — The patient experienced the 'placebo effect'.
The placebo effect occurs when a patient's belief in a treatment causes a real improvement in their condition.
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