In one study, a saline injection was shown to be 70 percent as effective as morphine in reducing pain. This is an example of

a. a placebo effect.
b. physiological blocking.
c. the random-assignment effect.
d. a double-blind effect.


ANSWER: a

Psychology

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Fill in the blank with correct word

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