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Furcas comments on Scott Aaronson's "On Self-Delusion and Bounded Rationality" - Less Wrong
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That's possible, but so unlikely that it strains credulity (haha). Like I said in my reply to Kaj Sotala, this story is trying to make a point about some humans who live in the real world. Have you ever heard of someone for whom changing from a 'hyper-rationalist' to a deluded fool is easier than to learn to keep one's mouth shut every now and then?
Yes.
It is also curious to observe that in humans extroversion is strongly correlated with conformism.
Has a study found such a correlation, wedrifid, or are you going by personal observations here?
Yes, more than one study has found such a correlation. My personal observations agree but not to the extent that I would rule out the fairly obvious potential biasses in my perception even if I had noticed it.
(No, I don't have the reference on hand.)
Thanks! Any idea how the studies you mention measured conformism? I'm guessing they administered questions like "The conventional wisdom is usually right."