Classic scar experiment that is highly relevant to modern times, where people who believe that they are victims try to cash in on that purported victimization over and over, classic case of confirmation bias and WYSIATI. [1]
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More on the Dartmouth scar experiment at Psychology Today [3], along with commentary regarding Andy Clark’s work on predictive processing, [4] including a link to fascinating rubber hand experiments.
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