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So today we're going to be going over problem number 16 in chapter 15 therapy.
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And this question is testing our knowledge of the placebo effect.
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So i think it would be useful to first define what a placebo is.
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So a placebo is a specific treatment or even a substance, which has absolutely no therapeutic value.
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So in other words, it does nothing.
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So i'm going to write that down here.
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So it's a substance.
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Or treatment that has no therapeutic value, i .e., it does nothing.
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So when we're talking about the placebo effect, it's actually a very interesting phenomenon that people experience.
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So i'll do this through a little bit of an example.
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So let's say there's a study, and in the study there are these scientists developing, an energy pill.
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So essentially it's this pill that's supposed to give you more energy...