Deena Skolnick Weisberg

Deena Skolnick Weisberg

Deena Skolnick Weisberg is a researcher and first author of the 2008 paper on the seductive allure of neuroscience explanations.

Who they are

Deena Skolnick Weisberg is a researcher and first author of the 2008 paper on the seductive allure of neuroscience explanations. On this site the name is tied to Seductive Allure of Neuroscience Explanations.

Key papers

Weisberg, D. S., Keil, F. C., Goodstein, J., Rawson, E., & Gray, J. R. (2008). The seductive allure of neuroscience explanations. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 20(3), 470-477.

Key ideas

Seductive Allure of Neuroscience Explanations: The finding that irrelevant neuroscience detail makes weak explanations seem more satisfying to nonexperts.

Sources

  1. Weisberg, D. S., Keil, F. C., Goodstein, J., Rawson, E., & Gray, J. R. (2008). The seductive allure of neuroscience explanations. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 20(3), 470-477.