Not to be circular,but by placebo effect I mean that one group gets the drug
and the other group receives a placebo.
When post tested they both have improveed.In human experimentation,we could
attribute the improvement to the demand characteristics and mind over body
effect.So from an animal perspective,what explanation would be feasible?
I know about methodology.I am seeking possible explanations for any noted
experimental-placebo control equivalent outcomes.
For example the koala bears (they are really masurpials) of Australia love
eucalyptus leaves. Is it possible to fool the koala by spraying artificial
eucalyptic scent on similar type leaves which could possible trick the koala
that it is having real
eucalyptic leaves? In this paradigm,this would be a placebo
effect.Explanation?Btw,if artificial flavors work( from the conditioninng
paradigm) why use real eucalyptus when leaves artificially sprayed with
eucalptus flavor will work.
Back in the 1960s,there was marijuana flavored incense-when it burned it
smelled like the real stuff.
Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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