The placebo effect refers to ___

(A) when an unintended "triple blind" design occurs.
(B) how people’s behavior can change because of their expectations rather than the treatments they receive.
(C) the problems associated with drawing causal conclusions in correlational research.
(D) how researchers can accidentally or unintentionally manipulate other dependent variables.

Respuesta :

Answer: The answer is B

Explanation:

(B) how people’s behavior can change because of their expectations rather than the treatments they receive.

Example:

A doctor gives a patient a pill with no effects. They told the patient that it would make them happier. The patient thinks that it makes them happier anyway due to the placebo effect.