MichaelBishop comments on Bogus Pipeline, Bona Fide Pipeline - Less Wrong

22 Post author: Yvain 24 March 2009 12:10AM

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Comment author: MichaelBishop 24 March 2009 02:44:44PM 0 points [-]

These laboratory experiments are quite artificial. I'm not saying we learn nothing from them, but they are often misinterpreted.

Comment author: MikeStankavich 24 March 2009 05:09:44PM 1 point [-]

Yes, it's a great temptation to draw broader conclusions than the actual test results would warrant. This type of test only measures a subset of the factors that inform behavior.