#the linda problem

[rt8815]

I hope that

Spencer references The Linda Problem in his seminar and that someone repeats what Garcia said.

“Dr. Reid, wouldn’t it be easier to say ‘never assume, because when you assume, you make an ass of you and me’?”

“And that, kids, is how I met your Mother*.”

*Or other Father. I’m not pooing on the idea in general. I just see Spencer with a woman. Then again, what do I know?…🤷‍♀️

[bauunitchief]

The “Linda Problem” from tonight’s episode that was “too esoteric” and complex to be understood; aka the problem that has been read in any psychology class ever and is seen here in the textbook reading i should be doing.

[insidewarp]

Linda is 31 years old, single, outspoken, and very bright. She majored in philosophy. As a student, she was deeply concerned with issues of discrimination and social justice, and also participated in anti-nuclear demonstrations. Which is of the following is more probable? Linda is a bank teller. Linda is a bank teller and is active in the feminist movement.

Kahneman and Tversky's "Linda Problem"

 " I am particularly fond of this example [the Linda problem] because I know that the [conjoint] statement is least probable, yet a little homunculus in my head continues to jump up and down, shouting at me—"but she can’t just be a bank teller; ..."

Steven Jay Gould