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conradkay | 5 months ago

I wonder how much of it was just a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clever_Hans situation

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typpilol|5 months ago

Almost all of it was exactly this.

That's why it's never been done again. Because it was never done in the first place.

Rendello|5 months ago

And at least in Hans' case, the general public could instantly verify the result, as opposed to having it interpreted by a biased handler.