Psychology Research Control - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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goal-priming experiments are coming under scrutiny — and in the process, revealing a problem at the heart of psychological research itself.
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people are fascinated by counterintuitive findings regarding human nature — who would think that reading seemingly incidental words would influence behavior? Also intriguing is the notion that we don’t have as much control of ourselves as we think.
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Furthermore, goal priming carries an exculpatory whiff of “don’t blame me, blame my brain” — or better yet, “blame the world around me.”
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