danhughes

Asked 2 years ago
 
Under the influence?
Have you guys tested what effect seeing collective / other people's ratings has on a movie's overall rating?

 
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Jesse

Answered 2 years ago
  Here's a paper from 2003 that studied this effect: http://www.grouplens.org/papers/pdf/conform-chi03.pdf
 
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zazenkai

Answered 2 years ago
  I think the effect is clear - if it is a movie that you would have enjoyed even if you hadn't read positive reviews you enjoy it even more because you are experiencing collective-appreciation.

If on the other hand, you don't enjoy the movie even after reading positive reviews then you will likely look more closely to find the positive aspects of the movie.
 
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