How Positive Expectations Change Emotional Reactions
This study examines how believing something will help you actually changes the way your brain processes emotions. Researchers will use brain scans to see if positive expectations affect your emotional responses.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 35 years old
- You have normal vision (with or without corrective lenses like glasses)
- You speak German fluently
- You are not currently taking psychiatric or neurological medications
- You have no history of mental health or neurological disorders
- You are not currently struggling with significant depression (BDI screening score of 12 or lower)
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Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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