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Post by Lina Khawaja on Sept 20, 2017 12:57:43 GMT
No doubt the placebo effect was at play here, however that may not be the only factor in the poor performance of the second child. Since the first childs socks were not washed, and the second childs socks were washed, the first child beleived in himself more than the other child did.
The first child may have possessed a higher level of confidence in knowing that they carried their good luck into their second game. Confidence plays a major role in performance, whether it be a test, a sports game, or a job interview; and this may have translated into the first childs better performance. The second child may have
instead been feeling frustrated and anxious on having lost what they believed allowed them to perform as well as they did in the first game, since they believe the soap will wash away their good luck, then it will consequently make them feel less motivated and put in less effort in the next game causing them to play poorly. In the end, the washed or unwashed socks did not physically play a role in the children's performance, but since they believed their performance was dependent on the socks, it did effect their performance. This is the placebo effect, their performance depended on their belief.
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