Semmelweis Effect or Reflex
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What is Semmelweis effect?
Semmelweis reflex’ or ‘Semmelweis effect’ stands for a metaphor for the reflex-like tendency to reject new evidence or new knowledge as it contradicts established norms, beliefs or paradigms.
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We will see more about Semmelweis, and the connection between his observations and Louis Pasteur's germ theory in the near future.