According to Gilovich, the fact that our bodies do a lot of healing on their own makes it easier to believe a treatment was successful, even when it wasn’t.
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Step 1: Gilovich explains that our bodies have a natural ability to heal themselves, which means that even without any treatment, our bodies may still recover from certain ailments or injuries on their own. Show more…
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