http://www.physorg.com/news4966.html
seems to me that with only a sample of 147 to draw from the results might not be very conclusive.
perhaps it could be something unique to people of Ohio ... due to the culture of that place?
Agreed, this need followup experiments, though they did have a reference to an experiment with Japanese people. Also, is there a typo here?
QUOTE
Men and women didn't differ in their likelihood of accepting the stranger's unknown allocation instead of the sure $3. But the researchers said this probably was related to the fact that women are less likely to take risks than are men.
how can that even be called research?! 147 people!? pfft!
Does this mean that when people on TV say "research shows..." that acctually there's been very little research done?
Does this mean that when people on TV say "research shows..." that acctually there's been very little research done?
QUOTE (professor andy+Jul 6 2005, 04:08 PM)
how can that even be called research?! 147 people!? pfft!
Does this mean that when people on TV say "research shows..." that acctually there's been very little research done?
ProfAndy: Oh ye of so little faith.
Geistkiesel
Does this mean that when people on TV say "research shows..." that acctually there's been very little research done?
ProfAndy: Oh ye of so little faith.
Geistkiesel
I don't trust people on tv 
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