English Dictionary

Dr. Fox effect

名詞

(psychology) The tendency for students to rate a teacher highly if lectures are presented in a very expressive, humorous, and warm manner, even when the content of the lecture is meaningless and incomprehensible.

日本語の意味

Dr. Fox効果（ドクター・フォックス効果）とは、内容がほとんど意味を持たない、あるいは理解しにくい講義であっても、講師が非常に表現豊かでユーモラスかつ温かい態度で授業を行うと、学生がその講師を高く評価してしまう現象を指す。

The professor's energetic storytelling demonstrated the Dr. Fox effect, leaving students impressed despite the lecture's lack of substance.

教授のエネルギッシュな語り口は、講義の内容が無意味で理解不能でも、表現豊かでユーモアがあり温かみのある話し方によって学生が講師を高く評価してしまうというドクター・フォックス効果を示していた。

意味（1）

(psychology) The tendency for students to rate a teacher highly if lectures are presented in a very expressive, humorous, and warm manner, even when the content of the lecture is meaningless and incomprehensible.

Studies have also been done on the psychological aspects of credibility, like the Dr. Fox effect research of the early 1970s, in which an actor was programmed to teach material he knew nothing about.