The Psych Files Podcast » I/O Psychology http://www.thepsychfiles.com Psychology podcast and resources for students and educators Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:21:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 ThePsychFiles is a podcast for anyone interested in the topic of psychology and how theories in this field apply to everyday life. Dr. Michael Britt brings you an upbeat, fun podcast of interest to everyone from psychology majors to those just interested in why people do what they do. Michael Britt no Michael Britt michael@thepsychfiles.com michael@thepsychfiles.com (Michael Britt) 2007-2008 Psychology podcast and resources for students and educators psychology, human behavior, psych major, psych The Psych Files Podcast » I/O Psychology http://www.thepsychfiles.com/images/TPFnewLogo144x144.jpg http://www.thepsychfiles.com Episode 71: Horse Sense or Nonsense? Clever Hans is Alive and Well http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2008/09/episode-71-horse-sense-or-nonsense-clever-hans-is-alive-and-well/ http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2008/09/episode-71-horse-sense-or-nonsense-clever-hans-is-alive-and-well/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:37:10 +0000 Michael http://www.thepsychfiles.com/?p=191 Can horses be used for corporate training or is this nonsense? If you listened to the NPR piece called, “Horse Sense: New Breed Of Executive Training” you might have had the same reaction I did: sounds a little “fishy”. Find out why “Clever Hans” just might be alive and well in the field of management training. You’ll also see some very subtle operant conditioning at work here.

Clever Hans

Resources for this Episode

Thank you to the following for permission to use their comments:

  • Dr. Debra Briihl, Dept. of Psychology and Counseling, Valdosta State University
  • Dr. Dennis Goff, Chair, Department of Psychology, Randolph College
  • Melissa R. Shyan-Norwalt, PhD, CAAB, Companion Animal Problem Solvers, Inc.
  • Dr. Gerald L. Peterson, Professor of Psychology, Saginaw Valley State University
  • Dr. Carol Devolder, St. Ambrose University

Clever Hans

Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Training Evaluation

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