The Decoy Effect: How Choices Influence Your Decisions
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The Decoy Effect: How Choices Influence Your Decisions

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The decoy effect illustrates how an extra option can manipulate consumer choice, altering decision-making processes.

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  1. 11 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

    Doyle et al. (1999) was published in Psychology and Marketing, not the Journal of Marketing Research (matches the article's own reference list).

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    published a comprehensive replication study in 1999 in the Journal of Marketing Research

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    published a comprehensive replication study in 1999 in Psychology and Marketing

    Why: Verified live: body content already correctly cites Psychology and Marketing for the Doyle et al. 1999 replication. FAQ, excerpt, meta_description, and seo_keywords contain no reference to this citation's journal name, so no residual fabrication anywhere on the post.

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