October 2011 LSAT - Section 1 - Question 4
Emil-Kunkin June 14, 2023
Hi, the experiment as described has a major flaw: the control group was aware that they were not administered any sort of treatment. This means that the placebo effect might have been a factor. Maybe the magnets had no effect but the patients who were given magnets thought that the magnets helped, and then convinced themselves the magnets did indeed help.