Practice Placebos and Blinding - 6.3.3 | Chapter 6: Measurement and Evaluation of Human Performance | IB Grade 12 Physical and Health Education (SEHS)
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is a placebo?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about treatments that are not real.

Question 2

Easy

Define blinding in research.

πŸ’‘ Hint: It relates to keeping secrets in experiments.

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What is the placebo effect?

  • A real physiological change
  • A psychological phenomenon
  • An unethical practice

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about mind over matter.

Question 2

True or False: Blinding prevents any and all biases in research.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how bias can still appear.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Consider a case study where a fitness coach introduces a new training regime. Discuss how they could implement placebos and blinding to assess the regime's effectiveness.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how beliefs can influence their performance.

Question 2

How would you critique a study that didn't employ blinding or a placebo when assessing a new dietary supplement's effects on performance?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on how expectations might skew results.

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