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perception
Your judgment is skewed by what you saw before.
The contrast effect describes how the perception of an object is changed by its comparison to a preceding object, a phenomenon explored in social psychology regarding attractiveness judgments.
The citation Kenrick and Gutierres (1980) refers to a specific study on social perception (attractiveness), not a general economic or pricing study.
Your standards shift with every new experience.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Kenrick and Gutierres (1980)
- What the check found
- The definition of the contrast effect is correct in general psychology, but the cited paper focuses on attractiveness judgments in social contexts rather than product pricing.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
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