Claim CAS-X3
Claim CAS-X3
Scarcity may tax attention and self-control. The original study's analysis has been challenged, and how large any effect is remains disputed.
- Its mark
- Speculative. Credible evidence that is subject to active debate, incomplete or failed replication, or evolving interpretation. Shifting ground.
- Basis
- finding. A claim about how the world is, answerable to evidence.
- Where it appears in the book
- Chapter 24, The Mind Under Pressure
- How it was checked
- Checked against the source
Sources
- Mani, A., Mullainathan, S., Shafir, E., & Zhao, J. (2013). Poverty impedes cognitive function. Science, 341(6149), 976-980. DOI 10.1126/science.1238041
- Wicherts, J. M., & Zand Scholten, A. (2013). Comment on 'Poverty impedes cognitive function'. Science, 342(6163), 1169. dare.uva.nl
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