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Tem42 comments on Open thread, Nov. 09 - Nov. 15, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Clarity 15 November 2015 02:03:18AM 0 points [-]

Do you agree with this statement: 'my work/school is the most important part of my life' (it's a item used to measure conformity with masculinity, haha) and why?

I suspect it's a shitty, very ambiguous question but that's the way psychological questioners often are.

I'm trying to ascertain ways that double barreled questions might be interpreted. I don't really care about your specific answer, just how you come to either a ''agree'' or ''don't agree'' if your answers are going to be coded as one or the other.

Comment author: Tem42 15 November 2015 01:24:02PM 0 points [-]

If I were fired, this would be bad, but not too terrible. If a family member died this would be worse. I could come up with further examples, but there is no need to; I now have enough information to answer this question: don't agree.

Comment author: Clarity 15 November 2015 10:29:13PM 0 points [-]

Thanks! Just the kind of insight I'm looking for. I hope others will contribute.