Seductive allure of neuroscience explanations
ID: seductive-allure-of-neuroscience-explanations
An increase in the apparent quality of an explanation associated with neuroscience information that does not improve its logic. The original text-based experiment distinguishes this effect from a general claim that every brain image or biological explanation is misleading.[ref]
The seductive allure of neuroscience explanations by Deena Skolnick Weisberg and others. 2008; explanation quality, irrelevant information and expertise
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