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nyan_sandwich comments on Fallacies of reification - the placebo effect - Less Wrong Discussion

20 Post author: Morendil 13 September 2012 07:03AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 14 September 2012 04:38:44PM 0 points [-]

sooo...

Has anyone actually tested the placebo affect against a placebo?

full on pretend medicine vs take this vs no intervention. I wonder if the placebo effect is actually a thing.