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On the mathematics of the free-choice paradigm

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Abstract

Chen and Risen pointed out a logical flaw affecting the conclusions of a number of past experiments that used the free-choice paradigm to measure choice-induced attitude change. They went on to design and implement a free-choice experiment that used a novel type of control group in order to avoid this logical pitfall. In this paper, we describe a method by which a free-choice experiment can be correctly conducted even without a control group.

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@article{arxiv.1808.06961,
  title  = {On the mathematics of the free-choice paradigm},
  author = {Peter Selinger and Kristopher Tapp},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.06961},
  year   = {2018}
}