Manny has been unable to sleep for the past one week.His wife gives him a vitamin pill and tells him that it will help him sleep at night.The next morning,Manny is thrilled because he has slept better than ever before.In this scenario,Manny's response to the vitamin can be attributed to
A)the schedules of reinforcement.
B)aversive conditioning.
C)spontaneous recovery.
D)the placebo effect.

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Manny's response to the vitamin pill is likely due to the placebo effect. The placebo effect is the phenomenon in which a person's belief in a treatment's effectiveness causes them to experience an improvement in their condition even if the treatment has no active ingredient. In this case, Manny's belief that the vitamin pill will help him sleep likely caused him to relax and fall asleep more easily, leading to a better night's sleep.

Manny Has Been Unable to Sleep for the Past One