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Post by og2707 on Sept 20, 2017 0:37:53 GMT
The placebo effect could explain the children’s performance in the second game, but on the other hand, the children’s performance could be linked with more physical means. The child which played well in the second game could have done so because he believed that the unwashed garments gave him better “luck” during the game, or he was in a positive mood whilst playing the game as his parents complied to his command.
The child who did not perform well may have been in a negative mood as his parents did not comply to his wishes. He could also have had less morale when playing the game as he believed that the “luck” had been washed off his garments.
Either way, the unwashed garments do not have any physical power over the children’s performance, the children believed that the garments affected their performance, thus they did. This can be seen as an example of the placebo effect due to the children believing that the items made them perform better/worse even though they physically had no effect.
On the other hand, the children’s performance could be attributed to physical means, such as the amount of practice the children had between the two games, the potentially good/bad weather conditions during the game, and a variety of other factors. In this case, the placebo does not play as much of a role in the children’s performance as the other variables.
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