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Placebo Effect

A change in how a research participant behaves or feels after receiving a placebo. Patients may report that they feel better, for example, despite having taken a dummy tablet.

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Classification (s)

Research term

Foundational paper (s)

Chaplin, S. (2006). The placebo response: an important part of treatment. Prescriber, 17(5), 16-22. https://doi.org/10.1002/psb.344