MugaSofer comments on Evolution, Sex, and Gender, Not to Mention Research - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MugaSofer 21 January 2013 04:37:55PM -2 points [-]

How is being dishonest in the other direction going to help you pass a lie detector?

I suspect I missed the point of this comment.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 21 January 2013 05:41:22PM *  1 point [-]

Given the way memory works, people probably remember only the number they want to believe and a vague idea of which way they're biasing it. So when presented with a "lie detector" they try to compensate for their bias and wind up overcompensating.