One difficulty in conducting medical research is that participants often assume that any treatment will be effective in alleviating their symptoms
Therefore, a researcher has to design an experiment that measures the influence of ____________.
A) random selection
B) medical confounds
C) the Rosenthal effect
D) the placebo effect
Answer: D
Rationale: The placebo effect is a measureable and experienced improvement in health or behavior that cannot be attributable to a medication or treatment.
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Fill in the blank with correct word
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