Meaning of placebic | Babel Free

Definitions

Functioning as a placebo.

Examples

“In the request-only condition, the experimenter said simply 'Excuse me, I have 5 (20) copies. May I use the xerox machine?' In the placebic information condition, this was followed by the phrase 'because I need to make copies'. In the real information condition, the reason offered in support was 'because I am in a rush'.”

“Many millions of dollars are expended on drugs, diagnostic tests, and psychotherapies of a placebic nature.”

“He could invent a fictional restaurant for you to bite your burger at but any fictional restaurant would be, like Nomenex, a worthless simulant or inconcinne imitation, a placebic generic.”

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