Go to the online selection entitled Hotel Maids Challenge the Placebo Effect. Answer the questions found on the Understanding the Placebo Effect student sheet and discuss them with your class.

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To learn more about the placebo effect, read Your Health: The Science Inside, p. 43 and discuss it with your classmates.

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Learn more about placebos by exploring these Web resources. Write down notes about the main points discussed on each site on your Understanding the Placebo Effect student sheet.

• Revealed: How the Placebo Effect Works
  
• The Healing Power of Placebos
  
• Alternative Medicine: All in Your Mind
  
• More Scientific Proof of the Power of Suggestion