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MolochAlter@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Everyone consumes whatever they agree with with less critical thinking, it’s an absolutely normal bias to have and nobody is immune.

That’s why when you hear someone say “I do my own research” you don’t think “this person must be highly educated” but rather “this person listens to ‘alternative’ media.”

Just because you consume a different kind of propaganda, doesn’t make you wiser, it makes you have a different set of biases.

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wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
It’s also important to remember that being aware of the psychological effects of something does not make you immune to those effects, or even consistently lessen them in a measurable way.

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- einlander@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Placebo works even when the subject knows it’s a placebo.
  
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  - Aatube@kbin.melroy.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    There's a difference between placebo and plain ignorance
    
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    einlander@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    …harvard.edu/…/the-power-of-the-placebo-effect
    
    A study led by Kaptchuk and published in Science Translational Medicine explored this by testing how people reacted to migraine pain medication. One group took a migraine drug labeled with the drug’s name, another took a placebo labeled “placebo,” and a third group took nothing. The researchers discovered that the placebo was 50% as effective as the real drug to reduce pain after a migraine attack.
    
    The researchers speculated that a driving force beyond this reaction was the simple act of taking a pill. “People associate the ritual of taking medicine as a positive healing effect,” says Kaptchuk. “Even if they know it’s not medicine, the action itself can stimulate the brain into thinking the body is being healed.”
    
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