Goat-Sheep Effect" That is to say, experiments and performances of special functions can be successful if carried out in front of people who believe - so-called "sheep"; if they are carried out in front of people who do not believe - so-called "goats" If you try it in front of someone, it will often fail. From a scientific perspective, there are two extremes: absolute belief and absolute disbelief. In fact, both of them regard the problem too simply because the problem involves human beings. When conducting experiments, the influence of the minds of the people around the experiment must be eliminated, especially the influence of the so-called "goat-sheep effect". Otherwise, it will be difficult to obtain positive results.

《 There is a story in Aesop's Fables called "The Goat on the Roof." The story goes that a goat was standing on the roof eating straw, and a wolf passed by looking for a meal. The goat laughed proudly. When the wolf got up, the wolf looked up at the goat on the roof and said contemptuously, "Eat your old straw!" You stand on the rooftop and are bold and talk tough.

But as long as you dare to come down and let us stand on the same plane, you will soon understand who is the real strong one.

Don’t forget, it’s not yourself that makes you tall, but the roof! "? There are many kinds of "roofs" in the world, such as power, status, money, fame, etc., all of which can make people feel dizzy and confused about who they are and what makes them "tall". "! Therefore, sociologists call the behavior of taking advantage of certain advantages to regard oneself as superior and arrogant as the "goat effect."

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Due to this effect Yes, experiments on special functions cannot be repeated in front of opponents. Therefore, its research has been ridiculed by anti-counterfeiting fighters as "faithful" and "pseudoscience", and has been scorned by "angry youth" who support "anti-counterfeiting".

Nevertheless, anti-counterfeiting fighters are well aware of the existence of this effect. For example, Academician He Zuoxiu said: “Those experiments involving human psychological problems are more likely to be affected by external factors or factors. Interference from subjective mentality. "("Pseudoscience Exposed" page 322, China Social Sciences Press, September 1999)

References Baidu Encyclopedia - Goat-Sheep Effect