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Placebo Effect Essay

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From the results produced, it can be seen that 100% of the participants’ reaction times in Group A (Control Group) in the stroop test decreased, meaning that their psychological activity became more attentive which allowed them to react quicker to the challenge before them. However, this group didn’t receive any caffeine, so it can be said that the students in this particular group were affected by the Placebo Effect. The Placebo Effect is the psychological term given to the practice where subjects may be receiving a non-subjective drug yet are given the impression that they are being exposed to the subjective drug. In this particular case, students were not informed how much caffeine they will be consuming, thus one could …show more content…

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