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Originally Posted by Antiventurecapital  Take everything on Wiki with a grain of salt. Anyone can post anything there and unless someone corrects it, it sticks. |
Good point. Here's the source they cited:
Assessment of the Emotional Freedom Technique
I haven't read it in depth, but it appears to say what the wiki entry claims:
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Discussion
The results of the present study indicate that EFT was effective in decreasing fear in a nonclinical population. However, EFT was no more effective than either a placebo or modeling control procedure. Participants who were instructed to tap on various locations of their arm reported similar reductions in fear as those participants who were instructed to tap on meridian points. The location of the points did not play a measurable role. Furthermore, participants who tapped on a doll also reported similar decreases in fear ratings. Overall, these findings suggest that certain components of EFT were effective, but not dependent on meridian points, as EFT supporters contend (Pulos, 1999). It is possible that systematic desensitization and distraction are mediators of EFT's apparent effectiveness.
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