Less is better: when low-value options are valued more highly than high-value options
Has this study been replicated?
The atlas records 1 replication of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 successful. The earliest on record is from 2023.
Replications
- "Less Is Better" in Separate Evaluations Versus "More Is Better" in Joint Evaluations: Mostly Successful Close Replication and Extension of Hsee (1998), Vonasch et al. (2023). Collabra: Psychology. Outcome recorded: successful.
We found support for "less is better" across all studies (N = 403; Study 1 original d = 0.70 [0.24,1.15], replication d = 0.99 [0.72,1.26]; Study 2 original d = 0.74 [0.12,1.35], replication d = 0.32 [0.07,0.56]; Study 4 original d = 0.97 [0.43,1.50], replication d = 0.76 [0.50,1.02]), with weaker support for "more is better".
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Hsee, C. K. (1998). Less is better: when low-value options are valued more highly than high-value options. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 11(2), 107–121. https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1099-0771(199806)11:2 3.0.co;2-y
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