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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 02:06 PM Original message |
Here is an experiment that might surprise you.... |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hmmm "I will give you $10 in cash that you will be unable to put in your pocket" |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 02:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. The experiment does not work unless you make one of the two choices in Q #2 |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. Interesting. I'll take a stab at this |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I created this experiment to measure something --do you know what that might be? |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 02:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Whether personal generosity correlates w/stated political affiliation? |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 03:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
18. You can keep the $10. |
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patricia92243 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. I wouldn't trust the person to actually give the $100 to the homeless. So, I would take it and give |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 02:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. LOL - I had not thought of that one! |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 02:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. That thought occurred to me, as well. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
7. Doesn't measure what you want it to measure.... |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 02:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. No representation is made about how the money would be spent by anyone. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 02:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. In order for a difference in attitude between the two cases to be significant.... |
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Henryman (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Is there a significant difference between that probability... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 04:00 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. But that's the question on which the expecation hinges, besides the actual value.... |
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firefox_fan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
8. Most people would walk away thinking the guy is a psycho. |
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canetoad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
13. Interesting |
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BillE (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
14. If the questions are hypothetical |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Excellent point, but IMHO you would need a boatload of money to do this experiment! |
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BillE (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Well, if you limit it to 10 people |
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lvx35 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
15. I'd refuse the $10, take the $100 nt |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
17. Here are some of my ideas as to what this would measure.... |
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Henryman (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
20. The follow up question should be.... |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
22. Humans are naturally altruistic |
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Jed Dilligan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-01-07 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
24. What about "care not cash"? |
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