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This is among other things is what the book Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is about. Totally recommended read.

• lern_too_spel 7y ago
  Many of the studies cited in that book have been toppled by the replication crisis in psychology.
  • alanbernstein 7y ago
    Is there a consolidated source explaining this? Say, if I wanted to read the book, but avoid learning false factoids?
    • frankosaurus 7y ago
      I believe the bit about priming was refuted in some repro attempts. If you're short on time, watch Kahneman's talk at Google, which basically summarizes the first chapter or so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjVQJdIrDJ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjVQJdIrDJ0
    • lern_too_spel 7y ago
      Here are a few examples: https://jasoncollins.blog/2016/06/29/re-reading-kahnemans-thinking-fast-and-slow/ https://jasoncollins.blog/2016/06/29/re-reading-kahnemans-th... I would just avoid factoids from psychology altogether for the next few years while the researchers in that field sort everything out. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/11/psychologys-replication-crisis-real/576223/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/11/psycholo... Worse, some of the famous studies aren't merely underpowered or based on nonrepresentative samples (like college kids) or sloppily executed — some famous studies are outright fraudulent. https://www.vox.com/2018/6/13/17449118/stanford-prison-experiment-fraud-psychology-replication https://www.vox.com/2018/6/13/17449118/stanford-prison-exper...