Yes, I am sure that the more the placebo looks like a drug, the stronger
the placebo effect.  I'm not sure how to explain that, but Pavlov might
have studied it.

And who could ever forget *that* sham surgery procedure?


On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 1:50 PM, michael sylvester <[email protected]>
wrote:

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>
> Remember the classic Schacter-Singer e xperiment where subjects were
> injected with epinepherine?
> And another (by different authors) where subjects
> were tolld that the glass of orange juice contained
> vodka?
> And the classic sham surgical operation procedures?
>
> But most people probably assume that a placebo is a white sugar pill?
> However if the pill is blue,the placebo effect would be
> more impressive.
> So it does appear that one's placebo footprint
> is contingent on the delivery paradigm,with injectible
> placebos producing the best results.
>
> michael
> daytona beach,florida
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