Very Bad Wizards

Episode 17: Learning about Bushmen by Studying Freshmen?



March 16th, 2013  •  50 mins 12 secs  •  Download (24.8 MB)  •  Link with Timestamp

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Thousands of studies in psychology rely on data from North American undergraduates. Can we really conclude anything about the "human" mind from such a limited sample-- especially since Westerners are probably more different from the rest of the world's population than any other group We talk about Joseph Henrich and colleagues' critique of the behavioral sciences in their paper "The WEIRDEST People in the World."