Expectations: What do we know and where do we need to go?

Sigrid Juhl Lunde; Irving Kirsch; Ulrike Bingel; Christian Büchel; Lene Vase

doi:10.1093/med/9780197645444.003.0002

Expectations: What do we know and where do we need to go?

Sigrid Juhl Lunde, Irving Kirsch, Ulrike Bingel, Christian Büchel, Lene Vase

Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences

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Expectations are generally thought to be a key determinant of placebo effects. Yet, there is no consensus on how expectations should be defined, and placebo studies differ greatly on how—and if—they take measures of expectations into account. This chapter summarizes current approaches for the conceptualization and assessment of expectations, and presents new frameworks related to treatment expectations and prediction that may entail both conscious and unconscious aspects. These frameworks add to our understanding of expectations as complex, dynamic structures and may help to clarify when and how expectations contribute—not only to placebo effects, but also to treatment effects in general.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Placebo effects through the lens of translational research
Editors	Luana Colloca, Jason Noel, Patricia D. Franklin, Chamindi Seneviratne
Place of publication	New York
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Publication date	Oct 2023
Pages	15–22
Chapter	1.2
ISBN (Print)	9780197645444
ISBN (Electronic)	9780197645475, 9780197645451
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780197645444.003.0002
Publication status	Published - Oct 2023

Keywords

expectation
prediction
probability
hope
desire

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Placebo effects through the lens of translational research. ed. / Luana Colloca; Jason Noel; Patricia D. Franklin; Chamindi Seneviratne. New York: Oxford University Press, 2023. p. 15–22.

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