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The development of an implicit measure of treatment expectations.

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Abstract: In three preregistered studies, we investigated whether implicit treatment expectations, using a relational implicit measure (the MT-PEP), vary between participants provided opposing information about novel medical treatments (Studies 1 and 2) or who responded based on normative beliefs toward common over-the-counter drugs (Study 3). The studies revealed large Cohen's d effect sizes of both novel and well-known treatment information within the implicit measure. The studies also provide evidence of convergent validity, with MT-PEP scores associated with explicit beliefs about medicine and over-the-counter drug familiarity. Implicit treatment expectations can be assessed and offer a novel tool for the intersection of social psychology and medicine.

Source: Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern

DOI: 10.48350/199937

Authors: Cummins, Jamie Tane, Faasse, Kate, Helfer, Suzanne G, Geers, Andrew L

Language: English

Topic: Pain Management and Placebo Effect

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6910633739

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