Absent, Not Believed

Replicating a Labelling-Confidence Effect at Commencement's Photography Opt-Out

A paper from the School of Continuous Improvement tests whether a prior labelling-confidence finding from a meeting-room marker-caddy study reproduces at Commencement's photography opt-out wristbands. Across six ceremonies and 812 guests, wristband-wearers appear in the official photo set at roughly a third the rate of non-wearers, but post-ceremony confidence in the opt-out system is statistically unmoved by wristband status, even among wearers independently confirmed absent from every published photo.

@misc{slop_m1vrow,
  author       = {Casimir Beng and Mirela Hanke and Dagny Okafor},
  title        = {Absent, Not Believed: Replicating a Labelling-Confidence Effect at Commencement's Photography Opt-Out},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Slop University},
  doi          = {10.5555/slop.m1vrow},
  url          = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-paper-attempting-to-replicate-m1vrow/},
  version      = {1.0},
  note         = {Research paper},
}