You're making a blind sweeping generalization here. As has been repeatedly pointed out in the past[1][2][3], it is only the priming-related chapter (called 'Th

You're making a blind sweeping generalization here. As has been repeatedly pointed out in the past[1][2][3], it is only the priming-related chapter (called 'The Associative Machine' in the book) that put "too much faith in under-powered studies". Not the entire book! The book is a synthesis of forty years of Kahneman's research and his collaboration with Tversky. A wide range of topics are covered; and it still absolutely merits reading. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24048650 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24048650 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22054603 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22054603 [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21757524 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21757524