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The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the numbers as your answer.

  1. This has huge implications for the health care system as it operates today, where depleted resources and time lead to patients rotating in and out of doctor's offices, oftentimes receiving minimal care or concern (what is commonly referred to as "bed side manner") from doctors.
  2. The placebo effect is when an individual's medical condition or pain shows signs of improvement based on a fake intervention that has been presented to them as a real one and used to be regularly dismissed by researchers as a psychological effect.
  3. The placebo effect is not solely based on believing in treatment, however, as the clinical setting in which treatments are administered is also paramount.
  4. That the mind has the power to trigger biochemical changes because the individual believes that a given drug or intervention will be effective could empower chronic patients through the notion of our bodies' capacity for self-healing.
  5. Placebo effects are now studied not just as foils for "real" interventions but as a potential portal into the self-healing powers of the body.

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Solution

✅ Correct Answer: 25431

To solve paragraph sequencing, we need to find the logical flow from introduction -> development -> conclusion.

Step 1: Find the opening sentence that introduces the main topic

Step 2: Look for connecting words and pronouns that link sentences

Step 3: Follow the logical progression of ideas


From passage: "The placebo effect is when an individual's medical condition or pain shows signs of improvement based on a fake intervention... and used to be regularly dismissed by researchers"

Thought Process:

Sentence 2 defines placebo effect -> perfect starter

Sentence 5 says "now studied" (contrasts with "used to be dismissed" from sentence 2) -> natural follow-up

Sentence 4 explains how placebo works -> builds on sentence 5

Sentence 3 adds "however" -> shows additional factor

Sentence 1 starts with "This has huge implications" -> refers back to everything discussed -> conclusion


The flow is: Definition -> Past vs Present -> How it works -> Additional factor -> Healthcare implications

🟢 25431 is correct -> follows perfect logical sequence from introduction to conclusion

Quick elimination tip: In sequencing, always start with the sentence that introduces the main concept without referring to anything else. Sentence 2 defines "placebo effect" clearly, while others assume you already know what it is.

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