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Clever Hans (The Horse of Mr. Von Osten)

Clever Hans (The Horse of Mr. Von Osten)

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Number of Chapters: 12

Length: 08 hours and 26 minutes

Language: English

Oskar Pfungst book is a detailed piece of investigative journalism looking into Clever Hans, an Orlov Trotter horse that was claimed to have performed arithmetic and other intellectual tasks. Pfungst details the results of many experiments, by the end of which he is able to explain exactly how Hans did it. This classic example of the observer-expectancy effect is still relevant today, as the "Clever Hans effect" has to be taken into account whenever a study of animal intelligence takes place. - Summary by Jordan

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Prefatory Note and Introduction (Jordan Watts)
The Problem of Animal Consciousness and ''Clever Hans'' (Jordan Watts)
Experiments and Observations - Part 1 (Jordan Watts)
Experiments and Observations - Part 2 (Jordan Watts)
The Author's Introspections (Jordan Watts)
Laboratory Tests (Jordan Watts)
Explanation of the Observations - Part 1 (Jordan Watts)
Explanation of the Observations - Part 2 (Jordan Watts)
Explanation of the Observations - Part 3 (Jordan Watts)
Genesis of the Reaction of the Horse (Jordan Watts)
Conclusion (Jordan Watts)
Supplements (Jordan Watts)
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