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Experiences & Responses
Placebo and expectation effects
Also known as: Expectancy effects, Context effects
German: Placebo- und Erwartungseffekte, Erwartungseffekte, Kontexteffekte
Expectations, setting and trust influence what people notice and report, in breathwork as in most other practices and treatments. This does not mean that experiences are "fake": a real felt effect can be partly shaped by context. It is one reason why careful research on breathwork needs good control conditions.