@Doug_Bostrom @SkepticalScience

OK, thanks for the info.

Here is a thought experiment.

Who is the real deal? Who is not full of nonsense? Who is passionate about doing what it takes?

Presidents? or prime ministers? Industry "leaders"? many scientists? TV Celebrities? or the public in general?

Or Greta Thunberg @gretathunberg

These are only my personal observations - it's evident that many people are so full of themselves. #ecocide is popular

#SocialDesirabilityBias #ClimateChaos

Defining and evaluating the #HawthorneEffect in primary care: systematic review & meta-analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36425097/

Aware or unconscious #behaviorchange in a study environment, related to the interaction of: #selectionbias; commitment and congruence bias; conformity and #socialdesirabilitybias; and, observation and measurement #bias." It overlaps with the #placeboeffect, and regression to the mean. Shifts Rx fx by avg >40% in binary outcomes, less in well-designed studies. #psychology #RCTs