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Clever Hans (The Horse of Mr. Von Osten)

English· 08:26:18· 12 chapters

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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Chapters

Chapter 1
Prefatory Note and Introduction
29:12
Chapter 2
The Problem of Animal Consciousness and ''Clever Hans''
29:57
Chapter 3
Experiments and Observations - Part 1
57:01
Chapter 4
Experiments and Observations - Part 2
53:25
Chapter 5
The Author's Introspections
27:35
Chapter 6
Laboratory Tests
1:06:33
Chapter 7
Explanation of the Observations - Part 1
49:06
Chapter 8
Explanation of the Observations - Part 2
50:02
Chapter 9
Explanation of the Observations - Part 3
48:39
Chapter 10
Genesis of the Reaction of the Horse
54:41
Chapter 11
Conclusion
07:28
Chapter 12
Supplements
32:39

Clever Hans (The Horse of Mr. Von Osten)

Chapters

Prefatory Note and Introduction

The Problem of Animal Consciousness and ''Clever Hans''

Experiments and Observations - Part 1

Experiments and Observations - Part 2

The Author's Introspections

Laboratory Tests

Explanation of the Observations - Part 1

Explanation of the Observations - Part 2

Explanation of the Observations - Part 3

Genesis of the Reaction of the Horse

Conclusion

Supplements