Prevalence-induced concept change in human judgment: Perceptual and judgment creep
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In a series of experiments, we show that people often respond to decreases in the prevalence of a stimulus by expanding their concept of it. When blue dots became rare, participants began to see purple dots as blue; ... This “prevalence-induced concept change” occurred even when participants were forewarned about it and even when they were instructed and paid to resist it.
Now I understand why I find Big Balls of Mud only instead of Clean Code... :)
Oh sanctissimi Wilhelmus, Theodorus, et Fredericus!
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In a series of experiments, we show that people often respond to decreases in the prevalence of a stimulus by expanding their concept of it. When blue dots became rare, participants began to see purple dots as blue; ... This “prevalence-induced concept change” occurred even when participants were forewarned about it and even when they were instructed and paid to resist it.
Now I understand why I find Big Balls of Mud only instead of Clean Code... :)
Oh sanctissimi Wilhelmus, Theodorus, et Fredericus!
Bernhard Hiller wrote:
we show that people often respond to decreases in the prevalence of a stimulus by expanding their concept of it.
Thus we have the adult entertainment industry. ;)
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