wedrifid comments on Scott Aaronson's "On Self-Delusion and Bounded Rationality" - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 27 August 2009 03:50:50PM 2 points [-]

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.

Comment author: rhollerith_dot_com 27 August 2009 06:10:57PM *  2 points [-]

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?

Comment author: wedrifid 27 August 2009 07:39:34PM 0 points [-]

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.)

Comment author: rhollerith_dot_com 27 August 2009 09:45:34PM *  0 points [-]

Thanks! Any idea how the studies you mention measured conformism? I'm guessing they administered questions like "The conventional wisdom is usually right."

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