Comments on: What’s Counterintuitive About Discrimination? http://popsych.org/whats-counterintuitive-about-discrimination/ The Internet's Best Evolutionary Psycholo-guy Wed, 03 Jan 2018 01:05:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Tomi Ahti http://popsych.org/whats-counterintuitive-about-discrimination/#comment-979 Tomi Ahti Wed, 14 May 2014 11:23:46 +0000 http://popsych.org/?p=3116#comment-979 There are studies showing discrimination against men when applying for "female jobs" or renting apartments, for example. But is it really discrimination? According to Bayesian probability theory it's rationality. It's pretty obvious, but surprisingly few people understand the concept. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_probability Thanks for the blog. There are studies showing discrimination against men when applying for “female jobs” or renting apartments, for example. But is it really discrimination? According to Bayesian probability theory it’s rationality. It’s pretty obvious, but surprisingly few people understand the concept.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_probability

Thanks for the blog.

]]> By: Noah Carl http://popsych.org/whats-counterintuitive-about-discrimination/#comment-978 Noah Carl Thu, 08 May 2014 07:32:10 +0000 http://popsych.org/?p=3116#comment-978 Excellent post. I've been thinking the same thing about these kind of studies for some time. Excellent post. I’ve been thinking the same thing about these kind of studies for some time.

]]> By: Clubfoot http://popsych.org/whats-counterintuitive-about-discrimination/#comment-974 Clubfoot Wed, 07 May 2014 18:40:30 +0000 http://popsych.org/?p=3116#comment-974 Of course, the truth is that a lot of the "discrimination" certain groups suffer is actually just rational judgement about those groups. I've read about experiments that have shown that showing white people pictures of black people primes them for thinking about violence and being attacked. The author wanted the readers to view this as evidence that black people are discriminated against and unfairly viewed as being violent. What the author wouldn't mention is that black people actually are more violent than white people and so it's hardly a surprise that they're viewed that way. DERP. Of course, the truth is that a lot of the “discrimination” certain groups suffer is actually just rational judgement about those groups.

I’ve read about experiments that have shown that showing white people pictures of black people primes them for thinking about violence and being attacked. The author wanted the readers to view this as evidence that black people are discriminated against and unfairly viewed as being violent. What the author wouldn’t mention is that black people actually are more violent than white people and so it’s hardly a surprise that they’re viewed that way. DERP.

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