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Old 12-27-2005, 01:15 AM
Russ McGinley Russ McGinley is offline
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Default Re: Almost scary mind reading game....try it

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Anyone know what psychological principles are at work here?

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I would think that because you are supposed to be answering math problems quickly, when you see "pick between 12 and 5" your brain just automatically does a math problem as "12-5=7". That can be the only logical reason it's "between 12 and 5" and not the other way around.
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