Why don't we see the gorilla? Looking in the wrong places, attending to the wrong stuff, or doing the wrong task?

Looking in all the wrong places.

Looking for answers in all the wrong places.

Chimpanzee Theory of Mind: Looking in All the Wrong Places?

I respond to an argument presented by Daniel Povinelli and Jennifer Vonk that the current generation of experiments on chimpanzee theory of mind cannot decide whether chimpanzees have the ability to reason about mental states. I argue that Povinelli and Vonk’s proposed experiment is subject to their own criticisms and that there should be a more radical shift away from experiments that ask subj...

When doing the wrong thing is right

 3つの異なる練習方法でダンスの学習効果を検証した.  marking練習は full-out練習よりも学習効果がある.  markingと full-outと共にmental simulation練習よりも学習効果がある.

Creating Harm without Doing Wrong

In three studies, participants assigned civil liability at moderate to high rates to injurers whose conduct was not negligent, holding them to a strict liability standard. The law would generally not assign liability in these cases, instead only imposing it when the actor was negligent or when the activities were “abnormally dangerous.” Participants are more likely to assign liability in the ab...