"Because i know it will!": Placebo effects of an ergogenic aid on athletic performance

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 382-394

  McClung, Mary ^a   Collins, Dave ^b  

^a Scottish Institute of Sport   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Double disassociation; Expectancy effects; Placebo response

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547552281     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.29.3.382     Document Type: Article

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