The story
Named after the actor Michael Fox, who was presented in the experiment as "Dr. Myron L. Fox".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dr. Fox effect
Today it means: The tendency for students to rate a teacher highly if lectures are presented in a very expressive, humorous, and warm manner, even when the content of the lecture is meaningless and incomprehensible. Full definition →