Scarcity Mindset Study Reanalyzed: Game Rules, Not Tunnel Vision, Explained the Results
The landmark experiment behind the “scarcity mindset” idea that poverty narrows attention does not show that narrowing, a 2026 reanalysis finds. The game’s rules, not a shift in players’ attention, explained why “poor” players aimed better and borrowed more.1 Research Highlights The accuracy edge disappeared on matched shots: “poor” players scored 2.31 vs. 1.67 points …