I have been spending a bit more time looking at the Replications and Reversals site I mentioned yesterday. It's worth the time. Of course I look for anything that is in my area of specialization, so I was heartened to see what strikes me as an accurate take on the weapons priming effect:
I will note that the meta-analysis I was lead author on is reported generally fairly, but I would add that if one looked at behavioral outcomes only, that effect size is even lower, and when publication bias is factored in, depending on the method used to detect potential publication bias, the effect size is pretty much zero. That said, referring to the evidence for the weapons priming effect as mixed is a reasonable assessment. At minimum, the effect is indeed smaller than what was once believed.
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