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Is there a consolidated source explaining this? Say, if I wanted to read the book, but avoid learning false factoids?
by 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 agoI 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 agoHere 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...