army1987 comments on Rationality Quotes August 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 06 August 2013 09:33:47PM 2 points [-]

I can imagine a test where someone is promised candy, and anticipates it while acting to fulfill a task, and then is rewarded instead with a dollar. Do they learn disappointment, or does the greater pleasure of money outweigh the candy?

Myself, I'd just spend the dollar on candy.