I could write up a summary of this, but I think the article is succinct enough:
Most Psychology Research Is BS – Jason Hreha – Medium
Key takeaway:
There's a bit of context here. If you're familiar with the book Thinking, Fast and Slow, you know of the concept of social priming. It's been a few years, so I'm a little fuzzy, but the idea is that cues within your environment can impact your performance. As it turns out, that's not entirely true. Here's the article that discusses it (the link goes to the article where the author of the book, Daniel Kahneman’s acceptance of the findings).
Reconstruction of a Train Wreck: How Priming Research Went off the Rails
Most Psychology Research Is BS – Jason Hreha – Medium
Key takeaway:
There's a bit of context here. If you're familiar with the book Thinking, Fast and Slow, you know of the concept of social priming. It's been a few years, so I'm a little fuzzy, but the idea is that cues within your environment can impact your performance. As it turns out, that's not entirely true. Here's the article that discusses it (the link goes to the article where the author of the book, Daniel Kahneman’s acceptance of the findings).
Reconstruction of a Train Wreck: How Priming Research Went off the Rails
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