The Dr. Fox Effect

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gptkbp:instanceOf psychological theory
gptkbp:citation studies on teaching effectiveness
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:demonstrated_by an experiment with an actor posing as Dr. Myron L. Fox
gptkbp:describes the influence of lecturer expressiveness on perceived learning
gptkbp:experiment_involved actor delivering meaningless lecture with enthusiasm
gptkbp:firstDescribed Donald H. Naftulin
Frank A. Donnelly
John E. Ware, Jr.
gptkbp:firstPublished 1973
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Dr. Fox Effect
gptkbp:namedAfter Dr. Myron L. Fox (fictional character)
gptkbp:publishedIn Journal of Medical Education
gptkbp:relatedTo educational psychology
teacher evaluation
placebo effect
student perception
gptkbp:resultedIn high student ratings despite lack of content
gptkbp:shows students can rate a charismatic but nonsensical lecturer highly
gptkbp:used_to_illustrate limitations of student evaluations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dr._Fox
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7