A very well known set of experiments by Weisberg et al. Weisberg (2007) has shown that possible explanations of psychological phenomena by naïve subjects are rated as more satisfying when they contain neuroscientific information, even if such information is completely irrelevant to the phenomenon examined.

Cardaci, M., Tabacchi, M. (2015). Perceived Importance of Neuroscientific Terms in Experimental Explanations. A Folk Psychology Pilot Study. NEA SCIENCE, 9(2), 45-48.

Perceived Importance of Neuroscientific Terms in Experimental Explanations. A Folk Psychology Pilot Study

CARDACI, Maurizio;TABACCHI, Marco
2015-01-01

Abstract

A very well known set of experiments by Weisberg et al. Weisberg (2007) has shown that possible explanations of psychological phenomena by naïve subjects are rated as more satisfying when they contain neuroscientific information, even if such information is completely irrelevant to the phenomenon examined.
2015
XII Conferenza annuale dell'Associazione Italiana di Scienze Cognitive
Genova
10-12 December 2015
Cardaci, M., Tabacchi, M. (2015). Perceived Importance of Neuroscientific Terms in Experimental Explanations. A Folk Psychology Pilot Study. NEA SCIENCE, 9(2), 45-48.
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