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Marshmallow test
Last update: May 6•
004 min

The marshmallow test: how a famous study lost its punchline

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Behavior
Bystander effect
Last update: May 5•
004 min

The bystander effect: what the original studies showed, and what the replications didn't

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Behavior
Habits
Last update: Apr 25•
004 min

Habit formation: how long it actually takes to make a behavior automatic

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Behavior
Implementation intentions
Last update: Apr 24•
003 min

Implementation intentions: the 'if-then' format that changes behavior more than willpower

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Behavior
Loss aversion
Last update: Apr 17•
004 min

Loss aversion: Kahneman's most cited finding, revisited

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Behavior
Decision fatigue
Last update: Apr 13•
004 min

Decision fatigue: the depleted self vs. the replication crisis

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Behavior
Nudge
Last update: Apr 12•
004 min

Nudge theory: what survives after a decade of policy experiments

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Behavior
Choice overload
Last update: Mar 18•
004 min

Choice overload: the jam study and what's left of it

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Behavior
Self-determination
Last update: Mar 9•
004 min

Self-determination theory: when intrinsic motivation works and when it doesn't

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