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* confirmation bias has significant effects in science, as many, even empirical, studies yield results that the investigators are looking for | * confirmation bias has significant effects in science, as many, even empirical, studies yield results that the investigators are looking for | ||
** note that confirmation bias may also yield great insight, especially if that bias leads to a new or different perspective that others would not see | ** note that confirmation bias may also yield great insight, especially if that bias leads to a new or different perspective that others would not see | ||
=== Crab mentality === | |||
* also called "crabs in a bucket" effect or mentality | |||
* when groups or individuals prefer to deny to others something they do not or cannot have | |||
** out of jeaousy or resentment | |||
* expressed as: "If I can't have it, neither can you" | |||
* see also the "Tall Poppy Syndrome" | |||
=== Dunning–Kruger effect === | === Dunning–Kruger effect === | ||
* the cognitive bias of overestimation of one's own competency and lack of awareness of one's own limited competence | * the cognitive bias of overestimation of one's own competency and lack of awareness of one's own limited competence | ||
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=== Munchausen syndrome === | === Munchausen syndrome === | ||
* named for the fictional character Baron Munchausen, an absurd adventurer who recounted ridiculous stories, such as riding on a cannonball, with objectivity and detachment | * named for the fictional character Baron Munchausen, an absurd adventurer who recounted ridiculous stories, such as riding on a cannonball, with objectivity and detachment | ||
* = a "factititious disorder" in which a person tells exaggerated or dramatic stories with the intent to impress or | * = a "factititious disorder" in which a person tells exaggerated or dramatic stories with the intent to impress or deceive | ||
* the Munchausen syndrome is also used to express "circular logic," as in the story of Munchausen saving himself from drowning by pulling himself out of the water by his own hair | * the Munchausen syndrome is also used to express "circular logic," as in the story of Munchausen saving himself from drowning by pulling himself out of the water by his own hair | ||
* see entry for [[Baron von Munchausen]] | * see entry for [[Baron von Munchausen]] | ||
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** named for "shock jock" Howard Stern, a radio personality, who specializes in offensive, rude, or shocking content | ** named for "shock jock" Howard Stern, a radio personality, who specializes in offensive, rude, or shocking content | ||
=== Theory of | === Tall poppy syndrome === | ||
* criticism, scrutiny, resentment and even legal recourse against successful people | |||
* i.e., the "tall poppy" gets cut down because it is higher than the rest | |||
* related to "Law of Jante" | |||
** a social code (tradition, more, informal rule) in Denmark that disapproves of expressions of individuality or personal success | |||
* egalitarian tribal culture also dislikes stand-outs | |||
** some tribes will assault anyone who brags or shows off | |||
** the idea is that an individual who is or acts better than others endangers tribal coherence and is a threat to take over the tribe | |||
* see also "crab mentality" | |||
=== Theory of errors === | |||
* also called "observational errors" | * also called "observational errors" | ||