Our Mind is a Funny Thing

     There was a study done where students thought they were testing headphones for stability.  They had one group nod their head up and down, one group shake it back and forth and the control group just sit there. While doing this they listened to music and a story on how their tuition was going up. After, the people who were shaking their head no thought they should pay less tuition. The control group thought they paid about the right amount and the ones who were nodding yes agreed that they should pay more tuition (even though this would cost them money).       It reminded me of another study I just read where people got better when they took a placebo pill even though they were told that it was just a placebo, a sugar pill, and had no medicinal properties.  It seems strange that just going through certain motions would influence us so much.  I guess, as a pharmacist, I should have the people nod their heads while I tell them they need to exercise more or stop smoking.  I could have really used it is a mom.  I should have had my kids watch a bouncing ball go up and down while I brain-washed them.