A researcher tells his participants that a specific biofeedback technique will make them experience pain relief,even though the researcher knows this technique is not actually effective.After participants have practiced the biofeedback technique,brain scans of their brain areas associated with pain relief should show:
A) no effects in these brain areas
B) activation patterns similar to those seen with pain relief
C) activation in brain areas related to skepticism
D) less activation in those brain areas than before the biofeedback training

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Even though the biofeedback technique is not actually effective, the participants were told that it would provide pain relief. This suggestion may create a placebo effect, where the participants' expectations and beliefs can influence their experience of pain relief. This may activate brain areas associated with pain relief, even though the actual biofeedback technique is not responsible for any relief. Therefore, the brain scans of the participants' brain areas associated with pain relief should show activation patterns similar to those seen with pain relief.

A Researcher Tells His Participants That a Specific Biofeedback Technique