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Pigeons live ‘at the edge of chaos,’ researchers confirm (www.scientificamerican.com)
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[–] 10 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Did they have a control group where the colors did matter? If there was never a condition of it mattering, why would anyone vary the presses, unless they just liked pressing red a lot, or the easier to reach buttons, or something else. Seems like an experiment that had already determined the result.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago*

    Well, it does tend to happen with rats/monkeys/people.

    If 5 buttons all work the same way, you just hit whichever one is closest or whatever, over and over again. You spam it, hit it as fast as you can.

    I can wake up my computer by hitting any key, I have something like 50 keys to choose from, I click the mouse every time.

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