Putting the ‘Art’ Into the ‘Art of Medicine’: The Under-Explored Role of Artifacts in Placebo Studies

Research in social psychology demonstrates that physical environmental factors – or “artifacts” such as provider clothing and office décor – can influence health outcomes. However, the role of artifacts in augmenting or diminishing health outcomes is under-explored in the burgeoning discipline of pl...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors:	Michael H. Bernstein, Cosima Locher, Tobias Kube, Sarah Buergler, Sif Stewart-Ferrer, Charlotte Blease
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Subjects:	placebo placebo effects expectancy mindset psychology classical conditioning
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01354/full