Question

Richard is a researcher in a pharmaceutical company. His company develops a new drug to treat chronic joint pain in humans. He wants to check the effect of this drug on a group of elderly people. He divides the group into an experimental group and a control group. He gives the new drug to the experimental group, while he gives a non effective look-alike drug to the control group. Both groups give the same result. Identify the effect felt by the control group, despite not taking the drug.

Answer 1

Answer:

Placebo effect  

Explanation:

Placebo effect: In psychology, the term placebo effect is referred to as a phenomenon or concept whereby a few persons experience benefit or gain after the implementation of a particular inactive substance, thing, or a shams treatment.

Generally, the placebo is considered as a specific substance that possesses zero medical effects, for example, sugar capsules, sterile water, and saline solution.

In the question above, the given statement represents the placebo effect.