A comparison condition receiving an activity intended to match nonspecific influences such as contact, expectations or practice, while differing in the component of interest. Whether it actually matches those influences must be assessed, not assumed from its label.
Supportive interpersonal contact used as an intervention or comparison. Its effects are not assumed inert: whether it matches credibility, attention and relevant mechanisms must be assessed.
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