Placebo button
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placebo-button-251-14386542
title:
Placebo button
text:
A placebo button is a push-button or other control that appears to have functionality but has no physical effect when pressed. Such buttons can appear to work, by lighting up or otherwise reacting, which rewards the user by giving them an illusion of control. They are commonly placed in situations where it would have once been useful to have such a button but the system now operates automatically, such as a manual thermostat in a temperature-regulated office. Were the control removed entirely, s
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description:
Control mechanism which has no effect
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo_button
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date modified:
2023-07-14T10:29:05Z
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