Having a response to an inert substance given in place of an active drug is called
A)self-hypnosis.
B)the placebo effect.
C)the set effect.
D)delusion.

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The correct term for having a response to an inert substance given in place of an active drug is the placebo effect. This occurs when a person's beliefs or expectations about a treatment can result in changes in their symptoms or behavior, even when the treatment itself is not actually medically effective. The other choices, self-hypnosis, the set effect, and delusion, do not specifically refer to this phenomenon.

Having a Response to an Inert Substance Given in Place