Spurious? Name similarity effects (implicit egotism) in marriage, job, and moving decisions

Simonsohn (2011) · Read the paper

Replicates the original findings but shows they are most likely caused by cohort, geographic and ethnic confounds and reverse causality.

Replicates the original findings but shows they are most likely caused by cohort, geographic and ethnic confounds and reverse causality.

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doi:10.1037/a0021990. Abstract read (PubMed 21299311): replicates the original findings but shows they are most likely caused by cohort, geographic and ethnic confounds and reverse causality.