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A cognitive neuroscience experiment where college students' expectations were manipulated (primed with positive or negative words) before a cognitive task, while their brains were scanned to observe responses to mistakes.

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A neuroscience experiment was conducted to test how expectations affect reality. College students were 'primed' with positive words (e.g., 'smart', 'clever') or negative words (e.g., 'stupid', 'ignorant') before a cognitive test. Those primed positively performed better. Brain scans showed that when positively-primed students made an error, their prefrontal cortex showed increased activity (a sign of learning), whereas negatively-primed students' brains showed no such response, indicating they expected to fail and did not process the error as a learning opportunity.

Date unknown • Not specified

CFI conference where a reporter watched Krauss sign books and take selfies.

2017-01-01 • Las Vegas

Formal banquet mentioned in Krauss's defense where he took selfies and left early.

Date unknown • Unknown

Krauss closes office door during an interview and asks student to dinner.

2007-12-01 • Case Western Office

American Atheists Convention. Krauss invites student to hotel room; she arrives with a male friend, and he cancels.

2008-03-01 • Minneapolis

Krauss announces departure to Arizona State University.

2008-04-16 • Email

American Atheists Convention where accused met a student activist.

2008-03-01 • Minneapolis

American Atheists Convention; accused allegedly touched a student inappropriately.

2011-04-01 • Des Moines, Iowa

The Imitation Game / Chinese Room Experiment

Date unknown • Academic Department / Lab Room