Green produced a detailed, embarrassing report about a newsroom where the urge for journalistic impact overrode several experienced reporters' doubts about Jimmy's existence.
Previous studies of force adaptation when lifting objects have shown that subjects rely on visual cues but can, through sensorimotor experience, override these cues when they are misleading [ 8, 14, 15].
In terms of yourself, here are some key pointers to being in the position of getting controlled: Does the person ignore, underplay or override your own experience or expressions of your own feelings?
That experts can miss irrelevant unexpected objects when tested using familiar tasks is important, but it does not directly test whether that experience overrides inattentional blindness for a consequential unexpected object.
Even well-intentioned parents who wish to make things better, quickly, may override their child's experience and capacity to express it.
"I had a little too much confidence in my ability to override my lack of experience through sheer good will," she said.
Similarly, the power of personal experience to override even repeated statements about facts and figures is well documented - so localised weather is likely to continue to play a central role in the way the public thinks about climate change.
Non-monotonic learning mechanisms are cognitive processes that enable humans to suppress their experience and override its imperative for actions (p.21).
This suggests that other factors including the influence of operator technique and experience might override the effects of retainer design or materials, although follow-up did not extend beyond 3 years in the present review.
But a judge is required, I think, to be neutral, to rule on the law and the facts and not allow their personal experience to override that.
