Apparently people on higher floors of an office building
are more willing to take financial risks
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Wed 18 Apr 2018, 16:48,
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reminded me of this old study on ceiling height:
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/04/070424155539.htm
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artifus is doing it all wrong, Wed 18 Apr 2018, 18:06,
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Ever noticed how on a cheapo flight, they offer around scratchcards
right after all the food and shopping is done, when you're nearly home, but before any announcements about descending or anything that might make you think about seatbelts, landing gear, luggage, exits, etc.
If you plotted a chart of how optimistic people were over the course of a flight, when do you think it would peak?
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joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Wed 18 Apr 2018, 18:20,
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"The pilot has just told me that unless we shift 100 of these RIGHT NOW he's going to run us all into the ground"
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drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Wed 18 Apr 2018, 18:45,
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Good point.
I also noticed they never announce 'In the unlikely event of winning...'
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Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Wed 18 Apr 2018, 18:54,
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It sounds like the author has it backwards.
People willing to take risky decisions are more likely to be promoted and hence work on a higher floor.
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jonbob loves you, Wed 18 Apr 2018, 19:07,
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psychowank
"The important lesson is that when people become aware of the potential impact of elevation, it doesn't happen anymore," Esteky says. "The brain is very susceptive to subtle situational factors, but also really good at correcting for such effects, so awareness can help us be more rational in our decisions."
No, when you explain the point of the experiment to someone they try and fuck your results up, it's not a phenomenon of the brain. Better experiment would be to wake people up in a black room at different elevations and see if elevation is relevant at all. Like a scientist would.
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