{{More citations needed|date=November 2023}} 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, or a severe exercise as in Erb's test for low serum calcium .<ref>{{Cite web |title=APA Dictionary of Psychology |url=https://dictionary.apa.org/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=dictionary.apa.org |language=en}}</ref> An example of a provocation test, performed on an individual, is a skin allergy test.
==See also== * Blind experiment * Control group
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