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by honzzz 1808 days ago
I have not read the book yet - would you please explain what about that priming section you did not like? Is it something specific that Kahneman says or the whole concept of priming? If it is the later, I would like to know what you critique, because I have always considered priming something obvious that I use to explain common life experiences without questioning it.
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Note: I have neither read the book, nor knew about this issue before.

The following articles look relevant:

https://replicationindex.com/2017/02/02/reconstruction-of-a-...

https://retractionwatch.com/2017/02/20/placed-much-faith-und...

Per the following, not all types of priming are under controversy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priming_(psychology)#Replicabi...