Which of the following situations best illustrates the placebo effect?
A. You sleep because you are tired.
B. You throw up after eating bad meat.
C. You have surgery to repair a defective heart valve.
D. You drink a nonalcoholic drink and become "intoxicated" because you think it contains alcohol.
Answer: D
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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