Comments on: A Danger of “Experience” http://janechin.com/a-danger-of-experience because I am important in the life of my child, I am shown the Secrets of the World Sun, 13 May 2012 00:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jane Chin, PhD. http://janechin.com/a-danger-of-experience/comment-page-1#comment-746 Jane Chin, PhD. Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:14:14 +0000 http://www.janechin.com/?p=210#comment-746 Thank you for your link, Monica! And thank you for your compliment, Yvonne :-) Thank you for your link, Monica!

And thank you for your compliment, Yvonne :-)

]]> By: Yvonne http://janechin.com/a-danger-of-experience/comment-page-1#comment-745 Yvonne Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:45:09 +0000 http://www.janechin.com/?p=210#comment-745 Hehe, it's worth mentioning that even those who scored well into the 90th percentile on the tests they used still estimated their own performance at the 70th-75th percentile. I'm sure you were of the highly competent-but-humble variety of Cornell undergrad. :) Hehe, it’s worth mentioning that even those who scored well into the 90th percentile on the tests they used still estimated their own performance at the 70th-75th percentile.

I’m sure you were of the highly competent-but-humble variety of Cornell undergrad. :)

]]> By: Monica Flores http://janechin.com/a-danger-of-experience/comment-page-1#comment-751 Monica Flores Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:26:53 +0000 http://www.janechin.com/?p=210#comment-751 Hi Jane, I just saw this and linked to it from my business blog www.sistersinbiz.com. I invite you and your entrepreneurial readers to participate in sharing their stories of overcoming obstacles. I am particularly interested in the trials and successes of minority women entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, consultants, and managers. This research material may be published online and is being compiled for a book on minority women entrepreeurs and leaders. Share your stories at: http://www.asuccessfulwoman.com/stories Thanks! Monica CALS '94 Hi Jane, I just saw this and linked to it from my business blog http://www.sistersinbiz.com. I invite you and your entrepreneurial readers to participate in sharing their stories of overcoming obstacles. I am particularly interested in the trials and successes of minority women entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, consultants, and managers. This research material may be published online and is being compiled for a book on minority women entrepreeurs and leaders.

Share your stories at:
http://www.asuccessfulwoman.com/stories

Thanks!
Monica CALS ’94

]]> By: Jane Chin, PhD. http://janechin.com/a-danger-of-experience/comment-page-1#comment-750 Jane Chin, PhD. Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:17:02 +0000 http://www.janechin.com/?p=210#comment-750 well, that explains a lot about my history...! Jane <-- was a Cornell University undergraduate well, that explains a lot about my history…!

Jane <– was a Cornell University undergraduate

]]> By: Yvonne http://janechin.com/a-danger-of-experience/comment-page-1#comment-753 Yvonne Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:30:39 +0000 http://www.janechin.com/?p=210#comment-753 They were all Cornell University undergraduates. It's possible that demographic factors would affect the results, but I can't think of a convincing argument for any particular shift, other than adding noise. They were all Cornell University undergraduates.

It’s possible that demographic factors would affect the results, but I can’t think of a convincing argument for any particular shift, other than adding noise.

]]> By: Jane Chin, PhD. http://janechin.com/a-danger-of-experience/comment-page-1#comment-752 Jane Chin, PhD. Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:18:44 +0000 http://www.janechin.com/?p=210#comment-752 True, it could be complacency v. ego - although ego may be involved in complacency ("I already know better"). The study you're referring to - do you remember what the sample population characteristics are? Age range, education, gender, etc. Jane True, it could be complacency v. ego – although ego may be involved in complacency (“I already know better”).

The study you’re referring to – do you remember what the sample population characteristics are? Age range, education, gender, etc.

Jane

]]> By: Yvonne http://janechin.com/a-danger-of-experience/comment-page-1#comment-749 Yvonne Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:57:54 +0000 http://www.janechin.com/?p=210#comment-749 It's not necessarily about ego, though. Complacency, maybe. We psychologists refer to this phenom as "negative transfer." Positive transfer is when past experience helps you accomplish your task (e.g., forming an analogy) while negative transfer is when it prevents you from doing the same. Normally, mapping certain situations to certain environmental cues enables us to get things done faster. But sometimes it trips us up. <em>How many times have you seen a person with a bit of knowledge shut out new ideas?</em> Heh. This reminds me of a study from the late 90s. Basically, they found that most everyone estimates themselves to be in the 75th percentile of any task or skill that they've had reasonable experience with (tests were of grammar, humor, and logic). Nobody assumes they're incompetent. It’s not necessarily about ego, though. Complacency, maybe.

We psychologists refer to this phenom as “negative transfer.” Positive transfer is when past experience helps you accomplish your task (e.g., forming an analogy) while negative transfer is when it prevents you from doing the same.

Normally, mapping certain situations to certain environmental cues enables us to get things done faster. But sometimes it trips us up.

How many times have you seen a person with a bit of knowledge shut out new ideas?

Heh. This reminds me of a study from the late 90s. Basically, they found that most everyone estimates themselves to be in the 75th percentile of any task or skill that they’ve had reasonable experience with (tests were of grammar, humor, and logic). Nobody assumes they’re incompetent.

]]> By: Jane Chin, PhD. http://janechin.com/a-danger-of-experience/comment-page-1#comment-748 Jane Chin, PhD. Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:07:26 +0000 http://www.janechin.com/?p=210#comment-748 Thank you for visiting and for your comment, Patricia. Ego is indeed the source of these assumptions and self-proclaimed expertise in all matters! One of the most dangerous "ego states" is when one knows a bit of information yet the ego decides that it already know all there is to know about everything. Jane Thank you for visiting and for your comment, Patricia.

Ego is indeed the source of these assumptions and self-proclaimed expertise in all matters!

One of the most dangerous “ego states” is when one knows a bit of information yet the ego decides that it already know all there is to know about everything.

Jane

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