In the Langer et al.(1978)copy machine study,participants allowed someone to go ahead of them even when they gave an excuse that didn't make sense.This study was a demonstration of
A) the social facilitation effect.
B) social cognition.
C) the automaticity of social behavior.
D) the strategy of ingratiation.

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The Langer et al. (1978) copy machine study demonstrated the automaticity of social behavior, specifically, how individuals can act in a socially compliant way without really thinking about it. The participants allowed someone to go ahead of them even when given a nonsensical excuse, indicating that their behavior was not consciously driven by rational decision-making. This study highlights the role of automaticity in social behavior.

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