#RA-2045Read AloudCore & AcademicMedium

Subjective Beliefs

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The concept that a placebo or sham treatment can mimic genuine treatment effects is well established in science. While researchers have closely monitored this phenomenon, it has been typically catalogued separately from the in depth analyses of the actual treatment outcomes. What sets our study apart is that we have brought together these two datasets -- subjective beliefs and objective treatment measures.

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