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AnotherMcIntosh

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1. Good story. It's worthwhile to learn about this.

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Fri Jan 6, 2012, 11:41 AM

Jan 2012

Do you wonder whether any of the police already realize that they are using a Clever-Hans response.

Do all of them not know this? What about all of the dog handlers in police uniforms who work with their dogs on a daily basis, who know how their animals respond, and who know that they are getting false positives?

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Drug-sniffing dogs and the Clever-Hans effect [View all] phantom power Jan 2012 OP

Good story. It's worthwhile to learn about this. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #1

Of course they know about it! izquierdista Jan 2012 #2

k&r for exposure. This is interesting. n/t Laelth Jan 2012 #3

Who says it's always subconscious? backscatter712 Jan 2012 #4

I imagine deliberate cues would be easier to detect than the subconscious ones. phantom power Jan 2012 #5