"Sometimes we experience a change just because we expect to experience a change." This statement best summarizes the __________ effect.
A) retrospect
B) demand
C) validity
D) placebo

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The statement is describing the placebo effect, which occurs when our belief that a treatment or intervention will produce a desired change leads to an actual improvement in symptoms, even if the treatment itself is inert or has no active ingredients.

"Sometimes We Experience a Change Just Because We Expect to Experience