Psychology Glossary 124

Placebo Control: An experimental condition in which treatment is not administered; it is used in cases where a placebo effect might occur.

安慰剂控制：一种不执行治疗的实验条件，它被用于可能出现安慰剂效应的情况。

Placebo Effect: A change in behavior in the absence of an experimental manipulation.

安慰剂效应：在没有实验操纵的情况下，行为发生的改变。

Placebo Therapy: A therapy interdependent of any specific clinical procedures that results in clinical improvement.

安慰剂疗法：一种依赖于特定临床程序并可以改善临床的治疗方法。

Plasticity: Changes in the performance of the brain; may involve the creation of new synapses or changes in the function of existing synapses.

可塑性：大脑性能的变化；可能包括新的突触的产生或现有突触功能的改变。