douglas comments on Self-Anchoring - Less Wrong

25 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 22 October 2007 06:11AM

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Comment author: douglas 23 October 2007 07:49:09PM 0 points [-]

Constant- You make an excellent point. One question that often needs to be asked when reading experiments is- "Does the conclusion follow from the evidence presented?" (I often find the answer to be 'maybe not' Is the ability to vizualize a learned skill? Can you train someone to be better at it? I grew up with three brothers all about my age and my mother would often ask, "How would you like it if your brother did that to you?" This had an effect on me (or am I just imagining it?) Anyone know of such a study?