Dr. Rhonda Barofsky

you know, whatever, an athletic event, you could have the expectation that it's going to be pretty boring, and it probably would be. But that might also be just based on memory, that you haven't found this athletic event interesting in the past, and then you get dragged to one, and you don't expect much, and it isn't much. But I think that's interesting.

you know, whatever, an athletic event, you could have the expectation that it's going to be pretty boring, and it probably would be. But that might also be just based on memory, that you haven't found this athletic event interesting in the past, and then you get dragged to one, and you don't expect much, and it isn't much. But I think that's interesting.

Yeah, you can.

Yeah, you can.

Was there like an exposure therapy?

Was there like an exposure therapy?

You could say that.

You could say that.

But that would be different from getting good at it. That would be just getting used to those feelings and deciding they're not that dangerous anymore.

But that would be different from getting good at it. That would be just getting used to those feelings and deciding they're not that dangerous anymore.

You're filled with joy and, you know, peace. And, you know, it's very pronounced in my way of thinking. I'm glad you can see it.

You're filled with joy and, you know, peace. And, you know, it's very pronounced in my way of thinking. I'm glad you can see it.

So people like being guided in a positive direction with positive suggestions. Yes. Seems like it.

So people like being guided in a positive direction with positive suggestions. Yes. Seems like it.

Yeah, yeah, that's a pleasure-predicting sheet, yeah. Yeah, you could do all kinds of cool stuff. I didn't understand your question, Max, and I was thinking of having Max make a cameo appearance too, should he choose to. He's our technician but also a philosopher and extremely interested in all of this same stuff.

Yeah, yeah, that's a pleasure-predicting sheet, yeah. Yeah, you could do all kinds of cool stuff. I didn't understand your question, Max, and I was thinking of having Max make a cameo appearance too, should he choose to. He's our technician but also a philosopher and extremely interested in all of this same stuff.

But the choice, isn't that the same as we were talking about already, the sample selection bias and the expectations bias? to what extent they account for the change that we've seen as opposed to or in addition to the actual meditation. I didn't get the difference in your question, Max. Yeah. Could you read the question one more time, Rhonda? Sure.

But the choice, isn't that the same as we were talking about already, the sample selection bias and the expectations bias? to what extent they account for the change that we've seen as opposed to or in addition to the actual meditation. I didn't get the difference in your question, Max. Yeah. Could you read the question one more time, Rhonda? Sure.

And these were the people who wanted to come and participate in a meditation experiment.

And these were the people who wanted to come and participate in a meditation experiment.