With my napsack and a zero for a halo

[venta]

Is there a name for the psychological effect whereby you think you don't know the answer to a question just because you've been told it's hard

Comments

[feanelwa]

White coat syndrome - people don't like to argue with authority figures.

[venta]

I can see how that's related, but I don't think that explains it in my particular case. Someone whom I cheerfully argue with mentioned in passing that a lot of people get that question wrong, and thus I assumed I would too.

[valkyriekaren]

I thought White Coat Syndrome was fear of authority figures causing e.g. false positives on tests (failed memory, high blood pressure). I have it slightly, which is why they always have to take my blood pressure twice because the first result is invariably higher due to anxiety.

[feanelwa]

I misinterpreted venta's post as saying she was asked the question at an interview and almost gave a false positive for not knowing the answer. D'oh!

[venta]

Sorry, I wasn't very clear about that. This was just someone who has conducted interviews telling me about them.