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Peer reviewedAletky, Patricia; Carlin, Albert S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
Subjects were 80 undergraduates, randomly assigned to conditions by sex. The design included three variables: sex, placebo, and motivation. The present hypothesis-- that given the level of motivation appropriate for the subject's sex, males and females would not differ in effects of a placebo--found support in the data. (Author)
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