AnnaLeptikon comments on Why appearance matters or “to behave as if” - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Azathoth123 31 August 2014 08:56:57PM 4 points [-]

Prejudice is prejudgment, or forming an opinion before becoming aware of the relevant facts of a case.

How exactly does this differ from a Bayesian prior?

The Pygmalion effect, or Rosenthal effect, is the phenomenon whereby the greater the expectation placed upon people, the better they perform.[1] (Or the observer thinks it would be so!) A corollary of the Pygmalion effect is the golem effect, in which low expectations lead to a decrease in performance. (wikipedia)

Um, there is a lot of debate about whether this effect exists.

Comment author: AnnaLeptikon 31 August 2014 09:20:54PM 3 points [-]

Am I not allowed to call it "prejudice" if it's like a Bayesian prior?

Comment author: ChristianKl 01 September 2014 10:19:27AM 6 points [-]

It's not a matter of "allowed".

Given the nature of the website it would make sense for you to analyse the relationship between what you are saying and Bayesian priors if you want to convince people.

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