A _____ is an inert substance or procedure that has been applied with the expectation that it will produce a healing response.

A) treatment
B) placebo
C) nonspecific treatment
D) paratreatment


B) placebo

Psychology

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What will be an ideal response?

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6 percent 16 percent 26 percent 36 percent

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a. 4 c. 2 b. 3 d. 1

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Who claimed that behavior is affected by positive reinforcement?

a) William James b) Sigmund Freud c) B. F. Skinner d) Wilhelm Wundt

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