Evidence label

How solid the research behind a psychology tidbit is: well supported, contested or table lore.

Last updated October 16, 2026

What it means: Every psychology tidbit in this app carries one of three labels. Well supported means the finding has been repeated or rests on a large analysis of many studies. Contested means it shrank or failed when repeated, or researchers disagree. Table lore means experienced players report it and no controlled study backs it.
How it is calculated: Read the label before the idea. A well supported finding is still about averages across people, not a rule for one hand. Table lore can be useful, but treat it as a guess to test against what you see.
Worked example: A tidbit on outcome bias is well supported: the effect has been found in many studies since 1988. A tidbit on timing tells is table lore: authors agree on it, and no experiment has measured it.
Why it matters: Poker advice mixes solid research with folklore, and both are usually stated with the same confidence. The label tells you how much weight an idea can carry.