The authors review the literature on the 2 main models of the placebo effect: expectancy
theory and classical conditioning. A path is suggested to dissolving the theoretical impasse …

Several of the less clearly defined aspects of S. Schachter and J. Singer's (1962) cognition-
arousal theory of emotion are clarified, and empirical evidence pertaining to 3 major …

Emotional Contagion - Elaine Hatfield, John T. Cacioppo, Richard L. Rapson, 1993 Skip to
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Proposes that it may be useful to reconceptualize social support as coping assistance. If the
same coping strategies used by individuals in response to stress are those that are applied …

Health Psychology is essential reading for all students and researchers of health
psychology. Organized into four sections, the 6th edition is structured with a clear emphasis …

Tested, in 2 experiments, predictions of a formal model that decomposes the attribution of
personal dispositions into identification and dispositional inference processes. The model …

Thomas Scheff's labeling approach to mental illness is based on reactions of other to"
residual rule-breaking." This article develops a theory of self-labeling processes to account …

The results of 6 experiments indicate that emotional intensity reduces perceived
psychological distance. People who described events emotionally rather than neutrally …

Background Bright light therapy is the recommended treatment for winter seasonal affective
disorder (SAD). However, the studies with the best placebo controls have not been able to …

Reviews 15 attributional training studies conducted between 1975 and 1985, describes their
general format, and analyzes how they conceptually differ from misattribution approaches …