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The trial's most striking result was not the drug's effect but the placebo's. Among those who received the dummy injection, a fifth reported side effects, and one in twenty withdrew because of them. The researchers concluded that part of what patients attribute to a drug is what they expect from it.

According to the text, what did the researchers conclude?

  1. A. That some of the effects patients report from a drug come from their expectations.Correct
  2. B. That the drug had no effect.
  3. C. That the placebo was more effective than the drug.
  4. D. That one in twenty patients should not receive injections.

Answer: A. That some of the effects patients report from a drug come from their expectations.

Expectation explains part of what is reported.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. That the drug had no effect.
The drug's effect is not discussed.
C. That the placebo was more effective than the drug.
Side effects, not effectiveness.
D. That one in twenty patients should not receive injections.
Not a conclusion drawn.

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