army1987 comments on Poll results: LW probably doesn't cause akrasia - LessWrong

47 Post author: AnnaSalamon 16 November 2011 06:03PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 16 November 2011 05:29:08PM 1 point [-]

Well, I must have overestimated those numbers (or maybe those kind of riddles are less popular where the study was performed than where I come from). Still, it might be interesting to also ask participants “Have you encountered this question (or a very similar question) before?” with possible answers “Yes, and I remember the answer (or how to derive it”, “Yes, but I have forgotten the answer”, “Yes, but I was never told the answer” and “No”.