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Placebo Effect.
Placebo Effect - as a noun
Any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs
Example Sentences
"The placebo effect is a phenomenon in which a fake treatment, such as a sugar pill, can sometimes improve a patient's condition."
"Many scientific studies have examined the placebo effect and its impact on medical outcomes."
"Some people believe that the placebo effect is purely psychological and has no real physical benefits."
"The placebo effect can be powerful, leading some patients to believe they are experiencing genuine healing."
"Doctors sometimes use placebos to test the effectiveness of new medications and to determine if the observed effects are due to the placebo effect or an actual drug effect."
