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Social distancing and working memory capacity
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2020 5:57 pm
by shpalman
Oh I expect there are
all sorts of things wrong with this...
Working memory capacity predicts individual differences in social-distancing compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
We propose that [people’s concerns for the inherent costs of social distancing while discounting its public health benefits] may be associated with the limitation in one’s mental capacity to simultaneously retain multiple pieces of information in working memory (WM) for rational decision making that leads to social-distancing compliance.
Re: Social distancing and working memory capacity
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2020 8:44 pm
by jimbob
Oh,
We found that participants’ social-distancing compliance at this initial stage could be predicted by individual differences in WM capacity, partly due to increased awareness of benefits over costs of social distancing among higher WM capacity individuals.
I suppose it's
possible that the methods and discussion does have some tests for that... but
Re: Social distancing and working memory capacity
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:45 am
by shpalman
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I don't believe this is real, it's too perfect.
Re: Social distancing and working memory capacity
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:31 pm
by Martin Y
"We think people who do stupid stuff may be stupid."
Okay. Great.
"Our data supports this hypothesis."
Ah. Data, you say?
"<Stuff about compliance versus working memory capacity>"
Working memory capacity. And you measured this how?
"Wanna subscribe to see the whole thing?"
Nope.
Re: Social distancing and working memory capacity
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:31 pm
by Martin Y
shpalman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 11:45 am
IMG_20200715_134124_958.jpg
I don't believe this is real, it's too perfect.
Real sarcasm, I assume.
Re: Social distancing and working memory capacity
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:44 pm
by shpalman
Martin Y wrote: ↑Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:31 pm
"We think people who do stupid stuff may be stupid."
Okay. Great.
"Our data supports this hypothesis."
Ah. Data, you say?
"<Stuff about compliance versus working memory capacity>"
Working memory capacity. And you measured this how?
"Wanna subscribe to see the whole thing?"
Nope.
Who's calling them stupid I'm not calling them stupid. Just because they have a limitation in their mental capacity to simultaneously retain multiple pieces of information in working memory for rational decision making doesn't mean they're stupid.
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