A researcher tells his participants that a specific biofeedback technique will make them experience more positive emotions, 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 positive emotion should show:
A) no effects in these brain areas
B) moderate effects in these brain areas
C) activation in brain areas related to skepticism
D) less activation in those brain areas than before the biofeedback training

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The placebo effect may cause participants to experience positive emotions due to their belief in the technique's effectiveness, leading to moderate effects in brain areas associated with positive emotions.

A Researcher Tells His Participants That a Specific Biofeedback Technique