Jamie, who expects to be less inhibited when she drinks alcohol, will act less inhibited whether she actually drinks alcohol or drinks a placebo she thinks is alcohol. This phenomenon is called
A. the expectancy effect.
B. Wernicke-Korsakoff effect.
C. the lysergic effect.
D. klepto-pyro effect.
Answer: A
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