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Why are placebos used in experiments?

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To make it a fair test.

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to mke the experiment fair

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What is the benefit of using placebos in experiments?

all subjects receive treatment's


When did the use of placebos begin?

Placebos were used throughout the nineteenth century in blind assessments of medical treatments. These blind assessments were created to test controversial medical treatments of the time


Why are placebos not normally used in drug tests involving patients?

Placebos are often used in drug tests involving patients.Sometimes they are not used because of the test design (comparing against other treatments) or because of the seriousness of the condition, where a complete lack of treatment would be considered unethical.


Why do researchers use placebos and double blind designs?

Researchers use placebos to test the effectiveness of the drug on trial.


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Why are placebos sometimes not used in human trials?

because people that the drug is tested on the person deserves to get better.


What is sugar pills?

sugar pills are placebos, or pills without an active ingredient mostly used for medical researh


What are the most common side effects of placebos?

Nausea, dizziness, and upper respiratory infection are the most common side effects of placebos.


What did Mendel used for his experiments?

Gregor Mendel used pea plants for his hereditary experiments


Who used experiments?

we are all scientists. we all use experiments


On a twenty one day pill pack with seven placebos i skipped the placebos last month to skip period. Now I want to have my period. When I take the placebos for the week do I have to use backup?

No. Skipping placebos lowers, not raises, your risk of pregnancy. There is no special need for backup during the placebo week if you took six straight weeks of active pills before that.


Explain the relationship between a placebo and a control?

there is no relationship. one is fake, one is the real deal. By me, placebos are controls and controls are not placebos....so this is alternate.