Goal activation, expectations, and the placebo effect

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-159

  Geers, Andrew L ^a   Weiland, Paul E ^a   Kosbab, Kristin ^a   Landry, Sarah J ^a   Helfer, Suzanne G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b ADRIAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Expectations; Goals; Health; Placebo effect

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CUES; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PLACEBO EFFECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 25144437821     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.89.2.143     Document Type: Review

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