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[[File:Placebo illustration.png|alt=The Placebo Effect.|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. The Placebo Effect.]] | [[File:Placebo illustration.png|alt=The Placebo Effect.|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. The Placebo Effect.]] | ||
'''A placebo is a substance or treatment which is designed to have no therapeutic value. However, when administered to patients under the guise that it | '''A placebo is a substance or treatment which is designed to have no therapeutic value. However, when administered to patients under the guise that it works, seemingly paradoxically an effect (termed the placebo effect) is shown''' (see '''Figure 1''')'''.''' This is thought to be caused, by [[priming]] via [[Psychosomatics|psychosomatic]] mechanisms. | ||
=== '''Why does the placebo effect exist?''' === | === '''Why does the placebo effect exist?''' === | ||