Chris J Mitchell, Asawari Killedar, Peter F Lovibond
Inference-based retrospective revaluation in human causal judgments requires knowledge of within-compound relationships
Journal of experimental psychology. Animal behavior processes
people often rely scientific findings help make decisionshowever failing report effect magnitudes might lead potential bias assuming findings practically significant across two online studies prolific n 800 measured us adults endorsements expensive interventions described media reports led effects small large unreported magnitude groups participants viewed interventions unreported effect magnitudes likely endorse interventions compared viewed interventions small effects likely endorse interventions viewed interventions large effects suggesting practical significance bias effect magnitudes reported participants average adjusted evaluations accordingly however individuals low numeracy skills likely others act small effects even explicitly prompted first consider meaningfulness effect