Wouldn’t people be projecting their desires and hopes that they will receive the outcomes they want onto the placebo and then it manifests as a “sort of positive” outcome? Sorry, I am already aware placebo is something that is supposed to be ineffective yet it still has some sort of positive effect, it’s just that I’m kind of confused.
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Projection is more when you accuse someone of having the same negative trait that you yourself have. The accusation becomes the evidence that you don’t have the trait. It’s a [defense mechanism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_mechanism).
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