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Sorry, but other academic researchers who have analyzed Langer’s work have found many problems invalidating her claims. These studies have not been independently reproduced and are ludicrous: https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/10/19/carroll-la...

There are many, many detailed critiques online. PubPeer is just one starting point: https://www.pubpeer.com/search?q=ellen+langer

I would not allow an undergrad psych major to propose such drivel.

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Another skeptical take on Langer's experiment (https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/06/hotels-and-houseplants-wh..., June 2024):

"...this widely-cited and influential work was never published in a peer-reviewed journal. The findings were instead reported in Langer’s 2009 book ‘Counterclockwise’. Despite the intriguing results, this study was never peer-reviewed or replicated. In 2019, a protocol for a replication was published, but at the time of writing the results are still pending."

Indeed, she appears to have a history of doing experiments that never get published in peer-reviewed places, but citing them in her books.

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