# Provocation test

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A '''provocation test''', also called a '''provocation trial''' or '''provocation study''', is a form of medical [clinical trial](/source/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](/source/skin_allergy_test).

==See also==
* [Blind experiment](/source/Blind_experiment)
* [Control group](/source/Control_group)

==References==
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