Psychotropic placebos create resistance to the misinformation effect

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 112-117

  Clifasefi, Seema L ^a   Garry, Makvanne ^b   Harper, David N ^b   Sharman, Stefanie J ^c   Sutherland, Rachel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; PLACEBO;

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; RECALL;

APTITUDE; ATTENTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; CULTURE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MENTAL RECALL; PLACEBO EFFECT;

EID: 34447300745     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03194037     Document Type: Article

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