Understanding the Placebo Effect

What is the primary focus of the video 'Psych Explained'?

• The placebo and placebo effect

• The history of psychology

• The effects of medication

• The role of the brain in emotions

Which of the following is NOT a form of placebo administration?

• Surgery

• Injection

• Dietary supplement

• Pill

What is the placebo effect?

• A real treatment causing no change

• An inactive substance causing improvement

• A fake treatment causing no change

• A real substance causing negative effects

What is the nocebo effect?

• A real drug causing improvement

• A placebo causing negative symptoms

• A placebo causing improvement

• A real drug causing negative symptoms

In a double-blind study, who is unaware of the treatment assignments?

• Only the participants

• Neither participants nor researchers

• Only the researchers

• Both participants and researchers

What is the purpose of random assignment in placebo studies?

• To ensure only the control group receives the placebo

• To give all participants the same dosage

• To ensure all participants receive the placebo

• To give all participants an equal chance of receiving the real treatment

How can expectations influence the effectiveness of a placebo?

• Expectations can only cause negative effects

• Expectations can reduce the placebo's effectiveness

• Expectations have no effect

• Expectations can enhance the placebo's effectiveness

Which brain area is associated with the release of dopamine in response to expectations?

• Cerebellum

• Prefrontal cortex

• Amygdala

• Hippocampus

What role does classical conditioning play in the placebo effect?

• It has no role

• It only works with real drugs

• It helps associate the placebo with relief

• It creates a negative association

How can socio-emotional factors influence the placebo effect?

• They only matter if the placebo is a pill

• They can enhance the effect if the doctor-patient relationship is positive

• They can only cause negative effects

• They have no influence