Sham Surgery
Use a simulated operation as the control condition to separate the specific effect of a surgical procedure from expectations and surrounding care.
Episodes that teach this
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How Can We Remove Bias Completely? Future IQ
· explained at 13:00
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Half of them get the surgery, other half get a sham surgery.
Examples & generalisations
Concrete examples: knee surgery compared with cutting and stitches but no internal procedure