Bullshit for you; transcendence for me. A commentary on “On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit”
2016; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 11; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1017/s1930297500007646
ISSN1930-2975
Autores Tópico(s)Social and Intergroup Psychology
ResumoAbstract I raise a methodological concern regarding the study performed by Pennycook, Cheyne, Barr, Koehler & Fugelsang (2015), in which they used randomly generated, but syntactically correct, statements that were rated for profundity by subjects unaware of the source of the statements. The assessment of each statement’s profundity was not based on its impact on the subject but was already predetermined to be “bullshit” based on its random generation by a computer. The statements could nonetheless have been subjectively profound and could have provided glimpses of insight and wisdom to the subjects.
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