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Pick a number from 1-10 (VOTE BEFORE READING THREAD)

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- 1 (1.5%)
2
- 2 (2.9%)
3
- 6 (8.8%)
4
- 8 (11.8%)
5
- 9 (13.2%)
6
- 5 (7.4%)
7
- 18 (26.5%)
8
- 6 (8.8%)
9
- 4 (5.9%)
10
- 9 (13.2%)

Total Members Voted: 68

Voting closed: June 27, 2010, 04:16:08 pm


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Author Topic: Experiments in biases and prejudices.  (Read 2901 times)

ein

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Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« on: June 20, 2010, 04:16:08 pm »
Hey guys, I'm running a series of experiments to help understand how the human mind makes decisions.

Experiment 1 - Number from 1-10.
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ChairmanPoo

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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2010, 04:22:43 pm »
Don't you want to know why people make their choice?
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2010, 04:46:53 pm »
Quantitative, not qualitative. Why? Because.

Numbers are preeeeetty.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2010, 04:50:13 pm »
I am deciding NOT to pick a number.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2010, 04:55:14 pm »
Sorry Ein. Here on Bay12 we don't make decisions unless those decisions involve magma and boiling flesh.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2010, 05:01:56 pm »
I picked seven because I thought it would be the most picked number. I was right!
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2010, 05:02:40 pm »
Seven is weird like that.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2010, 05:03:46 pm »
If it's one to five then 3 will probably be the most picked. Also people seem to prefer picking odd numbers.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2010, 05:04:30 pm »
I choose 9. I like 9. Not sure why.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2010, 05:05:52 pm »
I really don't think this 'experiment' will tell you much about the way people make decisions.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2010, 05:09:14 pm »
Quote from: Cthulhu on June 20, 2010, 05:02:40 pm
Seven is weird like that.

It's the number of Yahweh. Now we're all going to explode in freak lightning bolt accidents.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #11 on: June 20, 2010, 05:09:37 pm »
Okay, it's less why they make the decisions and more what decisions they make.
Everything else I need to know can be extrapolated later.

Besides, if you ask people, they usually won't know why they made that particular decision.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #12 on: June 20, 2010, 05:10:09 pm »
Quote from: ein on June 20, 2010, 05:09:37 pm
Besides, if you ask people, they usually won't know why they made that particular decision.

I know that I don't know.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #13 on: June 20, 2010, 05:10:35 pm »
I voted 10 because I like 10. It's nine steps away from the loneliest number.
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Re: Experiments in biases and prejudices.
« Reply #14 on: June 20, 2010, 05:12:04 pm »
Quote from: Vester on June 20, 2010, 05:09:14 pm
Quote from: Cthulhu on June 20, 2010, 05:02:40 pm
Seven is weird like that.

It's the number of Yhwh. Now we're all going to explode in freak lightning bolt accidents.

DUDE! DO NOT PUT VOWELS IN THAT!
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Quote from: DJ on March 20, 2011, 08:35:32 am
I should probably have my head checked, because I find myself in complete agreement with Nikov.
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