Archy99 t1_j8a9ppn wrote
Reply to comment by chrisdh79 in To help solve the problem of too much guilt, a recent study found that placebos can reduce feelings of guilt, even when the person taking them knows they’re receiving placebos. by chrisdh79
Questionnaire-based studies like this are of low scientific quality and do not actually control for response biases (Including Hawthorne effect) due to impossibility of blinding. It is quite possible the effect is just a change in questionnaire answering behaviour and not an actual reduction in guilt.
A more robust methodology would to objectively measure effect of guilt on real world behaviours.
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