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Originally Posted by Adder
Why are you (and others) so defensive about the potential that there is nothing other than placebo effect going on?*
*Yes, I recognize that others have alluded to research on the question, but I haven't had time to read any of it yet.
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Placebo effect requires a strong belief in the treatment beyond any reasonable analysis. Therefore, those who experience a placebo effect already believe the treatment will work and their own results act as a confirmation of that strongly held belief. Their confirmation bias blocks any conflicting information out of the analysis.
I only took psych classes to meet weird chicks and yet this was pretty basic stuff. Your frustration seems very odd. I'm beginning to doubt Penske on the paralegal thing.
