Is the placebo-distraction more effective in reducing fear of shocks?
pain
SECONDARY, SHOCKS
Consistent with our prediction that the placebo-distraction would be more effective in reducing participants’ fear of possible shocks, relative to the control-distraction, we found a significant Instruction-Type effect [Study results. Self-reported fear of shocks (y-axis) (While the central target of the strategies in this study was the regulation of fear of possible shocks, we also conducted a secondary analysis exploring the impact of the manipulation on pain regulation. Specifically, we tested whether in trials that included shocks during the test phase, the placebo-distraction resulted in decreased pain ratings, relative to the control-distraction. The effect of Instruction-Type (experience, placebo-distraction, control-distraction) was non-significant [