What is the Generation Effect?

Jen Clinehens
Choice Hacking
Published in
5 min readMay 12, 2022

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Have you ever seen an ad that makes you think a bit before you “get it?”

Like a tiny mental puzzle, you have to take a second to understand the message. But when you do, it seems to stick in your mind all day.

It’s down to a behavioral science principle called the Generation Effect.

What is the Generation Effect?

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Jen Clinehens
Choice Hacking

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