Less is more? Think again! A cognitive fluency-based more–less asymmetry in comparative communication
Has this study been replicated?
The atlas records 1 replication of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 mixed. The earliest on record is from 2021.
Replications
- More is easier? Testing the role of fluency in the more-credible effect, Skylark (2021). Judgment and Decision Making. Outcome recorded: mixed.
In Studies 1, 2, and 4-8, participants indicated greater agreement with, and judged as more likely to be true, statements of the form "A is more than B" than those of the form "B is less than A", despite the same ordinal relation being described in each case.
Outcome read from p. 676. View paper
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Hoorens, V., & Bruckmüller, S. (2015). Less is more? Think again! A cognitive fluency-based more–less asymmetry in comparative communication. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 109(5), 753–766. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000032
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