response bias

We have previously discussed interventions that manipulate how patients report symptoms as a separate form of bias, rather than as part of the placebo effect. Critics of the placebo effect have pointed out that according to the available evidence, "placebo effects are weak: regression to the...

I thought this was interesting, thanks to Cyrus (EDIT: and Matthew Dalby) for highlighting this on Twitter. I'll try to explain briefly what this is about and why it is relevant to ME/CFS. Power posing is the idea that taking a posture associated with being powerful, result in a feeling of...