Naive Realism: Misplaced Faith in Realistic Displays

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 6-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harvey S. Smallman ◽  
Mark St. John
Keyword(s):  
Poor Performance ◽  
Naive Realism ◽  
Naïve Realism

A theory of why users and display designers prefer highly realistic, supposedly intuitive displays despite their poor performance.

Naive realism in terrain appreciation

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harvey S. Smallman ◽  
Maia B. Cook ◽  
Daniel I. Manes ◽  
Michael B. Cowen
Keyword(s):  
Naive Realism ◽  
Naïve Realism

scholarly journals Naïve Realism In Kantian Phrase

Mind ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. fzw009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Naive Realism ◽  
Naïve Realism

A Note on Russell and Naive Realism

1956 ◽  
Vol 53 (25) ◽  
pp. 819
Author(s):  
A. P. Ushenko
Keyword(s):  
Naive Realism ◽  
Naïve Realism

scholarly journals Win–Win Denial: The Psychological Underpinnings of Zero-Sum Thinking

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Gregory Blane Johnson ◽  
Jiewen Zhang ◽  
Frank Keil
Keyword(s):  
Naive Realism ◽  
Naïve Realism ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Zero Sum

A core proposition in economics is that voluntary exchanges benefit both parties. We show that people often deny the mutually beneficial nature of exchange, instead espousing the belief that one or both parties fail to benefit from the exchange. Across 4 studies (and 7 further studies in the Supplementary Materials), participants read about simple exchanges of goods and services, judging whether each party to the transaction was better off or worse off afterwards. These studies revealed that win–win denial is pervasive, with buyers consistently seen as less likely to benefit from transactions than sellers. Several potential psychological mechanisms underlying win–win denial are considered, with the most important influences being mercantilist theories of value (confusing wealth for money) and naïve realism (failing to observe that people do not arbitrarily enter exchanges). We argue that these results have widespread implications for politics and society.

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