Provocation test

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A provocation test, also called a provocation trial or provocation study, is a form of medical clinical trial whereby participants are exposed to either a substance or "thing" that is claimed to provoke a response, or to a sham substance or device that should provoke no response.[1] An example of a provocation test, performed on an individual, is a skin allergy test.

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  1. ^ "APA Dictionary of Psychology". dictionary.apa.org. Retrieved 2023-11-07.