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You're saying that humans perform worse on problems that are slightly different than previously published forms of the same problem? To be clear we are only tal
by jsheard 2y ago
You're saying that humans perform worse on problems that are slightly different than previously published forms of the same problem? To be clear we are only talking about changing variable names and constants here.
- exe34 2y agoOften yes, because we assume we already know the answer and jump to the conclusion. At least those of us with ADHD do.
- zeroonetwothree 2y agoNot really true for Putnam problems since you have to write a proof. You literally can’t just jump to a conclusion and succeed.
- Lerc 2y agoThat is the principle behind the game 'Simon says'
- fldskfjdslkfj 2y ago'Simon says' is about reaction time and pressure.
- chairhairair 2y agoNo, it’s not at all. This is all getting so tiresome.
- zeroonetwothree 2y agoThat’s a very silly analogy. A more realistic analogy would be do humans perform better on computing 37x41 or 87x91 (with showing the work)?
- Lerc 2y agoIt was not an analogy at all. It was an simplified example of the idea that a slight change in a pattern can induce error in humans. It seems some people disagree that that is what the game "Simon Says" is about. I feel like they might play a vastly simplified version of the game that I am familiar with. There was a recent episode of Game Changer based on this which is an excellent example of how the game leader should attempt to induce errors by making a change that does not get correctly accounted for.