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Priming is not a theory that generally failed to replicate afaict. There was bad research but priming as a phenomenon is far from "busted".
by fulafel 5y ago
Priming is not a theory that generally failed to replicate afaict. There was bad research but priming as a phenomenon is far from "busted".
- deskglass 5y agoNote that I didn't just read the word "priming" in the book and seize upon it generically. As noted in Ritchie's review, Sapolsky references specific studies which larger trials have failed to replicate (eg the Macbeth Effect where reading stories about unethical behavior made people more likely to grab antiseptic wipes).