The Pervasive Problem With Placebos in Psychology

By Walter R. Boot, Daniel J. Simons, Cary Stothart, Cassie Stutts. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2013

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Improving Methodological Standards in Behavioral Interventions for Cognitive Enhancement (2019, background): “cisms recommending that such enthusiasm be appreciably dampened (Boot et al. 2013; Melby-Lervag and Hulme 2013; Shipstead et al. 2012; Simons et al. 2016).”
Action video game training for cognitive enhancement (2015, background): “The limitations associated with the current methodological approaches and potential avenues for improving the status quo have been the topic of a number of recent publications [26–28], and have been influential in fostering dialog related to best practices in behavioral interventions.”
Meta-Analysis of Action Video Game Impact on Perceptual, Attentional, and Cognitive Skills (2018, background): “…& Bavelier, 2008; Bavelier et al., 2011; Bavelier, Green, Pouget, & Schrater, 2012; Bisoglio et al., 2014; Boot et al., 2011; Boot & Simons, 2012; Boot, Simons, et al., 2013; Granic, Lobel, & Engels, 2014; Green & Bavelier, 2012; Kristjansson, 2013; Latham, Patston, & Tippett, 2013; Oei &…”