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This phenomenon is referred to as the Matthew Effect. From Wikipedia: In the sociology of science, "Matthew effect" was a term coined by Robert K. Merton to d
by enduser 14y ago
This phenomenon is referred to as the Matthew Effect.
From Wikipedia:
In the sociology of science, "Matthew effect" was a term coined by Robert K. Merton to describe how, among other things, eminent scientists will often get more credit than a comparatively unknown researcher, even if their work is similar; it also means that credit will usually be given to researchers who are already famous. For example, a prize will almost always be awarded to the most senior researcher involved in a project, even if all the work was done by a graduate student.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect_(sociology) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect_(sociology)
- confluence 14y agoThat is a derivative of the "fundamental attribution error" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_attribution_error) and essentially the entire point of the Republican party (just world fallacy - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-world_hypothesis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-world_hypothesis) - protecting the lucky/well known/founding/accrued notoriety people.