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Pimgd comments on Two kinds of Expectations, *one* of which is helpful for rational thinking - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 20 June 2016 09:10:05PM 2 points [-]

Interesting. I didn't know about this. Apparently there is an online test for this that cries for a poll.

Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory Online Test Warning: Took me about 9 minutes.

If you take the test: You score should be between 1 and 5. If you don't want to take the test please enter the given median value (even though I fear that this will skew the test on the LW population).

Past-negative (enter 3.0 to just see results)

Past-positive (3.22 to just see results)

Present-fatalistic (enter 2.33 to just see results)

Present-hedonistic (enter 3.93 to just see results)

Future (enter 3.38 to just see results)

See also the distribution of results and ideal results.

Submitting...

Comment author: Pimgd 21 June 2016 07:36:02AM 2 points [-]

If you can rely on honesty of people, you could add a checkbox question "I wanted to see results" and get 0-1 out of that one, allowing you to calculate what the real average should have been.

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