This study examines the effects of placebo suggestions tailored to match or mismatch individual participants' motivational styles-an issue of person-situation 'fit' with important effects in public health settings, but which has been ignored in past research.
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Changes in subjective ratings of acute thermal pain
Timeframe: Measured repeatedly, immediately after thermal stimuli on the day of participation. Averaged and compared across interventions.
Changes in subjective ratings of pain expectations
Timeframe: Measured repeatedly, immediately before thermal stimuli on the day of participation. Averaged and compared across interventions.