Inaction inertia: Foregoing future benefits as a result of an initial failure to act
Has this study been replicated?
The atlas records 2 replications of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 mixed, 1 successful.
Replications
- Foregone Opportunities and Choosing Not to Act: Replications of Inaction Inertia Effect, Chen et al. (2020). Outcome recorded: mixed.
We found consistent findings across samples, with the inaction inertia effect dependent on the scenario used.
View paper - Inaction Inertia Effect: Foregoing Opportunities as a Consequence of an Initial Failure to Act – a Replication-Extension Study in the Brazilian Population, Sardinha Borborema et al. (2026). Outcome recorded: successful.
This replication-extension study provides evidence of the inaction inertia effect in the Brazilian population, indicating that passage of time and cultural differences may not significantly affect this cognitive bias, first described almost 30 years ago.
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