Light On Light Off Hit False Alarm Miss Correct Rejection Response of Yes Response of No “Response of Yes” means the subject says that the light is on. “Response of No” means that the subject says the light is not on. Thinking about the detection of very soft sounds may make the understanding of these […]
Skeptical Inquirer magazine : May/June 1998 : Buy this back issue Susan Blackmore A Roper Poll claimed that nearly four million Americans have had certain “indicator” experiences and therefore had probably been abducted by aliens. But a study of 126 school children and 224 undergraduates shows knowledge of aliens is related more to watching television […]
When someone develops a test of some feature of personality, or a test of intelligence, or a test of any other human characteristic that can differ between people, how can one decide if the test is a good test of that characteristic? Another way of asking the same question is to ask: What makes a […]
Cognitive Dissonance It is important to note that the most significant finding from the Festinger and Carlsmith study is not that payment of just one dollar was enough to get most participants to tell someone that a dull task was actually interesting. The most important finding is that the act of telling someone else that […]