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> So the researchers did a second study in which they had 85 people view the same photos and make the same judgments of evaluation and emotional reactions as in
by wz1000 12y ago
> So the researchers did a second study in which they had 85 people view the same photos and make the same judgments of evaluation and emotional reactions as in the prior study.
> Once again, individuals who took acetaminophen (compared to placebo) had evaluations and emotional reactions to both negative and positive photographs that were significantly blunted.
Couldn't a possible explanation for this be that the "judging" was already done the first time(under the effects of paracetamol) and the brain simply reuses the "cached" judgment?
- rosser 12y agoI think you're misreading the study design. 85 people viewed the same photos, some of whom had taken acetaminophen, and some of whom hadn't. The researchers then compared the emotional intensity experienced by the two groups (and, in the specific study about which you're quoting, the participants' experience of the color blue).
- DontGiveTwoFlux 12y ago> Compared to placebo.