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mere measurement effect
Simply predicting your behavior makes you more likely to act.
When people are asked to predict whether they will perform a behavior, they are statistically more likely to perform that behavior later.
This is the mere-measurement effect. The act of thinking through the process of 'doing' creates a mental simulation that reduces the friction to actual execution. It makes the behavior feel more familiar and achievable.
Your intentions are not just thoughts; they are the blueprints for action.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Sherman (1980), mere-measurement effect
- What the check found
- The claim accurately describes the well-established mere-measurement effect in psychology, with Sherman (1980) as a standard, widely accepted citation.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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