The illusion of skill acquisition
Many of us overestimate how much we can learn by observing others - resulting in the illusion of skill acquisition.
Passive observation can even increase people's confidence in their abilities to perform complex life-or-death tasks. For example, one study found that people thought they would score a greater number of points if they watched a video 20 times compared to watching it once. But their actual performance did not show any evidence of learning.
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