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placebic information: a standalone construct

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Social psychology

a request reason that carries no real information, such as because I have to, which still raises compliance with small requests through mindless processing.

In social psychology, placebic information refers to a request reason that carries no real information, such as because I have to, which still raises compliance with small requests through mindless processing. This meaning comes from Langer (1978) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]

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  1. Langer, E. J., Blank, A., & Chanowitz, B. (1978). The mindlessness of ostensibly thoughtful action: The role of "placebic" information in interpersonal interaction. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 36(6), 635-642. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.36.6.635

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