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by alanbernstein 2490 days ago
Is there a consolidated source explaining this? Say, if I wanted to read the book, but avoid learning false factoids?
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Here are a few examples: 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/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-exper...

I 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