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...Is the question corpus randomized? Why is nobody talking about this completely incomprehensible grapefruit question? > Bob experiences numerous positive thi
by Twisol 5y ago
...Is the question corpus randomized? Why is nobody talking about this completely incomprehensible grapefruit question?
> Bob experiences numerous positive things when surrounded by a grapefruit. He wins a little money at the lottery, listens to his favorite music, and eats his favorite meal. Is it possible that Bob infers that he likes this particular grapefruit more than other grapefruits, because he has experienced all these positive feelings around this grapefruit?
I can kind of understand what it's asking, but this is worse on my brain than "colorless green ideas sleep furiously". It feels like I've stepped into a surrealist novella.
- Mordisquitos 5y agoI also got confused by the grapefruit question. I was particularly confused by the “Bob infers that he likes this particular grapefruit more than other grapefruits” bit and had to read the question a few times to be sure I was parsing it right. If instead it said “Bob infers that the he likes grapefruits more than other fruits” it would make much more sense to me (as a question, not as a way to decide personal food preferences).
- knaik94 5y agoI had that question as well, I imagine only the order is randomized. I took that question to be asking about tbe effects of positive mood and positive luck on the enjoyment of the grapefruit. If he had instead had bad luck, had a flat tire, and got an annoying ad jingle stuck in his head, would he feel he disliked that particular grapefruit more than other grapefruit? I personally said yes. I agree though, some questions were very awkward in wording and I wonder what the optional questions about the symmetric vs asymmetric shape groupings was about.
- 00deadbeef 5y agoI read it as meaning Bob is superstitious and might consider that specific grapefruit to be his lucky grapefruit