THE CLEVER HANS EFFECT

Can you think of an example of naive realism in this chapter?

HOW TO RESIST THE

CLEVER HANS EFFECT

SLOPPY THINKING

LACK OF CRITICAL THINKING

PROFOUND REAL WORLD IMPLICATIONS

Can be caused by:

HARMFUL

NON

HELPFUL

NAIVE

REALISM

MIND BUGS

Risk lives, relationships, families.

Waste of time, money, etc.

Tendency to assume that we can believe what we see.

Small misconceptions that cause systematic mental errors.

CAN

PRODUCE

CAN

LEAD TO

Give an example where the Clever Hans effect lead to:

1) Social harm

2) Useless anxiety

THE CLEVER HANS EFFECT

3) Waste of money

THE

OUR TENDENCY TO PERCEIVE WHAT WE WANT TO BELIEVE

CLEVER HANS EFFECT

HUMILITY TO ADMIT MISTAKES

OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS

DEVELOP SKILLS

FOR CLEAR THINKING

Help others to avoid making them.

Think scientifically!

Courage to think independently in the face of expert and popular opinion.

HEALTHY SKEPTICISM

Using your critical thinking skills, design an experiment to debunk the "Your baby can read" claim.

Requires

open-mindedness