The document discusses alternative homework answers regarding the placebo effect and homeopathy. It provides answers to 6 questions: 1) Examples of the placebo effect include believing that certain colored pills are more effective than others. 2) Placebos may be suitable for back pain, stress, and fatigue. 3) Some homeopaths provide dangerous advice such as not recommending malaria prevention. 4) Jeanette Winterson believes in homeopathy because she claims it cured a high fever and illness. 5) People criticize homeopathy as being nonsense and without scientific basis. 6) Improvements could include better regulation of homeopaths and more research in the field.

1. ANSWER KEY TO
ALTERNATIVE
HOMEWORK

2. 1. Give one example of
the placebo effect
 Four placebo sugar pills a day will clear up an
illness quicker than two sugar pills
 An injection is a more effective treatment for
pain than a pill
 Green pills are more effective for stress than
red pills
 Brand packaging on painkillers increases pain
relief
 (Paragraph 2)

3. 2. Give three health problems
which placebos may be suitable for
 Back pain
 Stress at work
 Medically unexplained fatigue
 Most common colds
 (Paragraph 3)

4. 3. Mention one example of the bad
practices of some homeopaths
 Some homeopaths have given patients sugar
pills to protect them against fatal diseases like
malaria but have not given basic advice on
prevention.
 Some homeopaths have given dangerous
advice on vaccines.
 (Paragraph 5)

5. 4. Why does Jeanette Winterson
believe in homeopathy?
 She once had a temperature of 39C, spots on
her throat and delirium. She tried a remedy
called Lachesis, made from snake venom.
Four hours later, she had no symptoms at all.
 She once was very sick and she tried
homeopathic medicine. It worked for her.
 (Paragraph 1)

6. 5. How do people criticize
homeopathy?
 They say it’s nonsense., without clinical proof
or scientific basis, worthless, potentially lethal.
(Paragraph 2)
 They criticize it because it’s so diluted that it
must be useless.
(Paragraph 5)

7. 6.Mention one of the improvements
that should be made to the field
 She’d like to see homeopathy better regulated.
 She’d like to see homeopaths debating
publicly with their critics.
 She’d like to see homeopaths initiating more
research.

8. Writing A Proposal
 Introducing background information
 Providing reasons
 Stating the aim
 Introducing your proposal
 Giving opinions and reactions with reasons
 Concluding

9.  Originally (adv.) = เดิมที
 Wonder (v.) = สงสัย
 Recommend (v.) =
แนะนำ
 Skeptical (adj.) = ลังเล
สงสัย
 Patient (n.) = คนไข้
 Deceive (v.) =หลอก
 Rely on (v.) = พึ่งพำ
 Bet (n.) = กำรพนัน
 Doubt (v.) = สงสัย
 Masseur (n.) = หมอนวด
 Heal (v.) = เยียวยำ รักษำ
 Tense (adj.) = ตึง
 Subconscious (adj.) =
ใต้สำนึก
 Appendix (n.) = ไส้ติ่ง