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> Note: By theory I merely mean the rationale for investigating the effect of x on y. A theory can be as simple as “I think people value a mug more once they ow
by jldugger 3y ago
> Note: By theory I merely mean the rationale for investigating the effect of x on y. A theory can be as simple as “I think people value a mug more once they own it”.
Hoo boy, the [2019] is well deserved on this one -- that's a dan arielly reference from before The 2021 Accusation and before the recent NPR story refuting his excuse[1].
[1]: https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/1190568472/dan-ariely-francesca-gino-harvard-dishonesty-fabricated-data https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/1190568472/dan-ariely-frances...
- neonate 3y agoWhat is the reference? I don't get it.
- fsckboy 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Ariely#Accusations_of_data_fraud_and_academic_misconduct https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Ariely#Accusations_of_data...
- jldugger 3y agoI could swear one of his research projects involved asking people to make a mug and pricing it out after they finished. But I guess it was Kahneman that researched mugs? Whoops
- zeitlupe 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endowment_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endowment_effect