Examples of placebo effect in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the past, one explanation that had been offered for the apparent success of homeopathy trials is a strong placebo effect, generated by the extensive personal interaction between people seeking treatments and the practitioners. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2022 Sometimes there’s nothing to doctor, but the placebo effect of a Band-Aid cannot be overstated. — Rachel Walker, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2019 Hudson says there may be a placebo effect available to marathoners who believe strongly in the benefits of a training volume reduction, but the current narrative seems more likely to produce the opposite effect on performance, a nocebo. — Leo Spall, Outside Online, 11 Oct. 2019 This helps reinforce the placebo effect phenomenon, experts said. — Dr. Aubrie Ford, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2022 Experts say the placebo effect is a powerful example of the connection between our minds, bodies and circumstances. — Dr. Aubrie Ford, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2022 Experts said it’s also important to consider the power of the placebo effect on any potential physical or mental reactions to adaptogens. — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021 Recovery has also become big business but the placebo effect here appears as strong, if not stronger, than in some more direct performance products. — Leo Spall, Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2019 Perhaps more likely, said Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University, those people who notice a benefit may actually be experiencing a placebo effect. — New York Times, 15 Oct. 2021 See More

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“Placebo effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/placebo%20effect. Accessed 27 May. 2022.

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