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SaulPaul
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05-29-2007, 12:21 AM
Post subject: Quirkology
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A section in last weeks new scientist is on quirkology; the use of scientific methods to study quirky human behaviour, or quirky methods to probe weightier topics.
Was a good read so i thought i'd share some of the good ones:
Half a group of volunteers were asked to answer a set of questions in the midset of an old person, and the other half football hooligans. They were told the experiment had finished, and the time it took them to walk down the hallway. The 'old ppl' took significantly longer than the other half.
Overall, people would rather wear a jumper that has been in dog faeces and unwashed, rather than one worn by a serial killer. New scientist points out the irrationality of this
In a TV program, one person talked about his favourite film of all time for the first part, then lied about another film saying it was his fav film of all time. Viewers were then asked to phone in and identify which one he was lying about. teh results were 50 / 50. The interview was then played on the radio, and again the viewers were asked to identify the false one, thsi time 73% of the callers got it right.
ANyone else heard of any experiments of this type?
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ANyone else heard of any experiments of this type?
Lukies thread of randomness?
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hah I like the one about old people and football hooligans.
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Lukie
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06-06-2007, 01:12 AM
Post subject: Re: Quirkology
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Originally Posted by SaulPaul
Overall, people would rather wear a jumper that has been in dog faeces and unwashed, rather than one worn by a serial killer. New scientist points out the irrationality of this
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I would think common sense would point out the irrationality of this, right? Assuming of course no outside factors, e.g. being framed by wearing the serial killer jumper or whatever.
Then again the world is filled with people who aren't rational at all.
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It's not irrational.
Sensitive or empathetic people may get "bad vibes" from wearing the suit of a serial killer. Their minds may wander to places they don't want to go. Think about the hows, whos, whats and wears of serial killings.
In the poopy suit, your nose will do all the thinking for you.
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