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May 1 |
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Why do some people seem to disregard the choice of doing nothing (The Zero Choice)? I came across the Wikipedia article for the Anchoring Effect and was going to add it as a new answer, but then I noticed you had already referenced it as the 'focusing effect' and I had somehow simply missed that. Thanks again for the good answer! |
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Apr 8 |
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How can psychometry measure the very high IQ's in adults?exceptionally gifted or profoundly gifted Not at all! These are completely relevant within the age group. Later, after development, the comparison group becomes 'all adults', which amounts to reducing/eliminating the bias created by the age of the test-taker. However, all of the people tested before are still able to be tested now, meaning that the scores, in relation to each other will remain relatively the same. Unfortunately, I cannot definitively answer your last question (if that's the important question, I'd either change this StackExchange question or create a new one). |
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Apr 8 |
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How can psychometry measure the very high IQ's in adults?Is it true that he will score better than 99.9998% of the general population? From my understanding, prior to a certain age the IQ score is compared to the child's age group (thus the 'general population' is actually the 'comparative population')- whereas among adults the score in question is compared to the entire population of adults (actual 'general population'). You may also be interested in the question cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/22/… |
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Apr 2 |
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Evidence that qualia are not the same as physical processes? @ChristianHummeluhr This is my understanding as well. The question was more asking to provide evidence to the contrary; which, as Xurtio noted above, is a non-starter. |
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Mar 23 |
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Why does speaking disrupt rhythm? Serious question: does this still happen if you talk at the same BPM as the music (or happen as strongly)? My suspicion would be that we only have one processing region for decoding rhythm (I doubt that's correct, but...) - which would be crucial for speech and other sound-related tasks, mostly because rhythm can carry a great deal of the semantics of auditory information. |
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Mar 8 |
answered | Is fear rational? |
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Feb 20 |
answered | What causes someone to feel anxious and lacking in confidence when outside the home? |
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Feb 7 |
awarded | Informed |
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Feb 7 |
answered | Teaching Problem Solving : Mastering bit by bit Vs Try it all by yourself? |
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Feb 4 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Jan 28 |
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What is the definition of pathology? I believe so, yes. Similar to, or the same as, the difference between an (ignorable) impulse and a compulsion. (They may still get some enjoyment from gambling, but it's not something they have control over anymore). |
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Jan 28 |
answered | What is the definition of pathology? |
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Jan 26 |
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How to optimize bi-tasking?could a person read a book and then listen to another audio book at the same time? - unlikely, considering that in both cases one is processing speech (reading / listening may be possible, but dialog would present a problem). I don't have a reference for this at the moment, but similar processing tasks will overlap each other. Reading/listening would overlap while doing dishes/listening would not. |
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Jan 25 |
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What is the definition of pathology? Related info from Wikipedia: The word pathology is from Ancient Greek πάθος, pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and -λογία, -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling. |
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Jan 20 |
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What's the Frequency of the ringing in my ear? I like the question, it's really interesting, but I down-voted for no research effort. A Google search for 'ringing in ears' would have told you this is tinnitus, which would have opened the doors to further research. |
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Jan 18 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Jan 9 |
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What happens in your brain when a concept “clicks”? I'm curious about the concept (+1 for the question) but perhaps Google may lead you to general background info (-1 for no research effort). |
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Jan 6 |
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Evidence that qualia are not the same as physical processes? Yeah, I realized I was asking someone to prove a negative not long after posting. On the other hand, I see so much hoopla about 'qualia', when the most fitting explanation that I can put together is that they're artifacts of scope (from a psychology or philosophy that has little basis in neuroscience). |
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Jan 4 |
asked | Evidence that qualia are not the same as physical processes? |
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Jan 4 |
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Do widespread brain toxins explain violence rates? I understand now. I'm curious still: do you doubt the research or linked papers in the article? It seems that the article, or the linked papers, readily answer your first question. Unfortunately, I suspect there are many reasons for a slightly smaller prefrontal cortex than just toxins and more reasons for violence than a small prefrontal cortex. Also, considering that anything in sufficient quantity can be a toxin, I suspect that the last two questions are too broad for us to be able to answer here. |
