Read the following text, and chose the best answer to the questions below.
The Placebo Effect
A placebo is a sham or simulated medical intervention. Sometimes patients given a placebo treatment will have a perceived or actual improvement in a medical condition, a phenomenon commonly called the placebo effect.
A study of Danish general practitioners found that 48% had prescribed a placebo at least 10 times in the past year. The most frequently prescribed placebos were antibiotics for viral infections, and vitamins for fatigue. Specialists and hospital-based physicians reported much lower rates of placebo use.
1. The placebo effect refers to
A) a simulated medical treatment
B) an improvement in a patient’s health as a result of a simulated medical treatment
C) a common medical phenomenon
2. According to a study, placebos were prescribed in Denmark
A) mainly by doctors working in hospitals
B) instead of antibiotics
C) for fatigued patients or those suffering with viruses
1-B
2-C
Posted by: burak | September 23, 2019 at 09:31
1 A
2 C
Posted by: Quy | September 23, 2019 at 09:33
1.a
2.c
Posted by: Marimoika | September 23, 2019 at 09:39
B
C
Posted by: John | September 23, 2019 at 11:22
A
B
Posted by: Vishaal | September 23, 2019 at 11:39
B
C
Posted by: javeria khan | September 23, 2019 at 13:08
B
C
Posted by: Umar draj | September 23, 2019 at 13:12
B
C
Posted by: Priya | September 23, 2019 at 13:13
A and C
Posted by: Snowden Fu | September 23, 2019 at 13:36
B
C
Posted by: Eleazar | September 23, 2019 at 13:46
1.B :Sometimes patients given a placebo treatment will have a perceived or actual improvement in a medical condition, a phenomenon commonly called the placebo effect.
2.C :The most frequently prescribed placebos were antibiotics for viral infections, and vitamins for fatigue.
Posted by: SOLOMON | September 23, 2019 at 13:47
1 A 2 C
Posted by: Tinh | September 23, 2019 at 15:27
1. B
2. C
Posted by: Hoàng Nguyễn | September 23, 2019 at 15:37
1.A
2.C
Posted by: Kim | September 23, 2019 at 15:45
1. B, an improvement in a patient’s health as a result of a simulated medical treatment
2. A, doctors working in hospitals
Keywords:
Refer to = Called
General practitioner = doctors working in hospitals
Posted by: Mohammad Vicky | September 23, 2019 at 16:53
B and a
Posted by: Ravi munjal | September 23, 2019 at 17:30
B and C
Posted by: DD | September 23, 2019 at 18:10
1.b
2.c
Posted by: sue zuo | September 23, 2019 at 18:55
A, C
Posted by: Matt | September 23, 2019 at 20:40
B, C
Posted by: Matt | September 23, 2019 at 20:48
B
C
Posted by: rita | September 24, 2019 at 03:12
b & c
Posted by: Hang | September 24, 2019 at 03:20
b and c
Posted by: atiti | September 24, 2019 at 04:16
B, C
Posted by: Mirabella | September 24, 2019 at 04:55
ＢＣ
Posted by: yang | September 24, 2019 at 06:25
B
C
Posted by: Tracy | September 24, 2019 at 07:02
B
C
Posted by: Hale | September 24, 2019 at 08:02
B
C
Posted by: Ling-ying | September 24, 2019 at 08:05
1 c
2 c
Posted by: Pachu | September 24, 2019 at 08:16
1.B
2.C
Posted by: Chelsea | September 24, 2019 at 09:24
B, C
Posted by: Ericowl | September 24, 2019 at 09:50
1.A
2.C
Posted by: derin | September 24, 2019 at 13:03
1.B
given a placebo treatment=simulated medical treatment
in a medical condition=in a patient's health
2.C
vitamins for fatigue=for fatigued patients
viral infections=viruses
Posted by: Benjamin | September 24, 2019 at 13:44
1.B
"a phenomenon(patients have a perceived or actual improvement) called the placebo effect"
2.B
"The most frequently prescribed placebos were antibiotics for viral infections."
Posted by: Charleen | September 24, 2019 at 14:52
1.B
"a phenomenon(patients have a perceived or actual improvement) called the placebo effect"
2.C
"The most frequently prescribed placebos were antibiotics for viral infections, and vitamins for fatigue."
Posted by: Charleen | September 24, 2019 at 14:59
B
C
Posted by: Sita Thapa | September 24, 2019 at 18:43
1 B
2 C
Posted by: Winson | September 25, 2019 at 03:51
1C 2A
Posted by: Soo | September 25, 2019 at 03:59
My new answer
1 C
2 C
Posted by: Pachu | September 25, 2019 at 15:01
CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:
B
C
Posted by: Simon | September 26, 2019 at 15:10
B
C
Posted by: Mohaddeseh Nassaji | September 29, 2019 at 07:52
1.B
2.C
Posted by: Abdul Alim | September 30, 2019 at 19:57
B
C
Posted by: Neo | October 04, 2019 at 03:27
B
C
Posted by: BS | October 04, 2019 at 09:32
1B
2C
Posted by: Hang | November 07, 2019 at 08:10
1. B
2. C
Posted by: tin | November 09, 2019 at 12:21
1 B Because A = Placebo, not placebo effect
2 C Because antibiotic = vitamin are both placebo
Posted by: Yuna | November 11, 2019 at 09:14
B
C
Posted by: Minh Hoàng | July 10, 2020 at 16:33