Tag: Context
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Is there good evidence for the ‘paradox of choice’?
The paradox of choice seems relevant in our modern consumer culture. Though it goes by many names[note]Choice overload, overchoice.[/note] it was popularised by Barry Schwartz in his 2004 book ‘The Paradox of Choice – Why More Is Less’. The concept as was initially proposed is straightforward: when presented with a large number of options, consumers…
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Notes on Paul Meehl’s “Philosophical Psychology Session” #03
These are the notes I made whilst watching the video recording of Paul Meehl’s philosophy of science lectures. This is the third episode (a list of all the videos can he found here). Please note that these posts are not designed to replace or be used instead of the actual videos (I highly recommend you watch…
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