title: Attrition of the Zeigarnik effect: role of subjects' expectancy aroused by placebos.
abstract: The present paper describes the effect for 45 medical students and interns of "placebo" treatment on the Zeigarnik effect. Attrition of the Zeigarnik effect caused by placebo was resistant to caffeine and diazepam (ns = 58 and 28).
authors: Department of Pharmacology, Government Medical College, Surat, India.
authors: V H
authors: VH
authors: Bhavsar
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Jha
authors: N J
authors: NJ
authors: Joshi
authors: V V
authors: VV
authors: Kelkar
mesh_terms: D002110:Caffeine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003975:Diazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006801:Humans; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000187:drug effects*; D015990:Placebo Effect; D010919:Placebos
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos; D002110:Caffeine; D003975:Diazepam