Demonstration effect
The demonstration effect describes an assumed effect in which exactly what one actually wants to show does not occur during the demonstration or demonstration of an action.
Examples
- A trick that has often been successfully rehearsed suddenly goes wrong in front of an audience. In this case, the failure is mostly explained by the nervousness caused by the presence of the audience.
- In technology, the reproducibility of errors makes rectification easier . A demonstration effect is when an error occurs frequently when using a device or software by an average experienced user, but does not occur when an expert is present, for example in the car repair shop or when there are computer problems.
Web links
Wiktionary: Demonstration effect - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Individual evidence
- ↑ duden.de
- ↑ Jochen Mai, Daniel Rettig: I think, so I'm crazy: Why we often behave differently than we want, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 2012 [1]
- ^ BGH judgment on victory over the demonstration effect , FAZ, October 26, 2016
- ↑ PRESENTATION EFFECT Manufacturer did not find any faults, customer should pay. Repair did not bring anything except a hefty 199 euro bill , Berliner Kurier, June 16, 2004