2/10/2023-CW Placebo Effect

Last updated over 2 years ago

4 questions

Required

2/10/2023-CW Placebo Effect

Last updated over 2 years ago

4 questions

This assignment is worth 25 points.  If you are in class today, 2/10/2023, you should complete the assignment by the end of the class.

Click on the link for the video and watch it in it's entirety:

https://youtu.be/Zihdr36WVi4

Required

Question 1

According to Kirsch, there is only a major improvement of anxiety levels with taking the actual anxiety drug when:

the patient has only mild anxiety issues

the patient has moderate anxiety issues

the patient has severe anxiety issues

Required

Question 2

According to Dr. Brown, the patients who are most likely to get no benefit from the actual drug:

the patient with only mild anxiety issues

the patient with moderate anxiety issues

the patient with severe anxiety issues

Required

Question 3

What were some of the possible confounding variables that were discussed in the video which would be another reason that a patient had improved anxiety levels (v/s just taking the actual anxiety medication)?

Required

Question 4

Research other experiments and observations studies that include the placebo effect by googling "placebo effect".

(1) Copy and paste the link you found in the answer box.

(2) Explain what may have been a possible confounding variable in the experiment or observation you found and/or why the placebo effect may have worked in the study.

This assignment is worth 25 points.  If you are in class today, 2/10/2023, you should complete the assignment by the end of the class.

Click on the link for the video and watch it in it's entirety:

https://youtu.be/Zihdr36WVi4

Question 1

According to Kirsch, there is only a major improvement of anxiety levels with taking the actual anxiety drug when:

the patient has only mild anxiety issues

the patient has moderate anxiety issues

the patient has severe anxiety issues

Question 2

According to Dr. Brown, the patients who are most likely to get no benefit from the actual drug:

the patient with only mild anxiety issues

the patient with moderate anxiety issues

the patient with severe anxiety issues

Question 3

What were some of the possible confounding variables that were discussed in the video which would be another reason that a patient had improved anxiety levels (v/s just taking the actual anxiety medication)?

Question 4

Research other experiments and observations studies that include the placebo effect by googling "placebo effect".

(1) Copy and paste the link you found in the answer box.

(2) Explain what may have been a possible confounding variable in the experiment or observation you found and/or why the placebo effect may have worked in the study.