"Stop trading" investor pigeon

[Jurgis]

Training pigeon to receive reward by not pecking on the light:

 

 

I've been told that in experiment with US university students about 2/3 could not (would not?) learn the pattern "if you don't do anything, you get reward". I don't have reference to the experiment unfortunately.

[boilermaker75]

Training pigeon to receive reward by not pecking on the light:

 

 

I've been told that in experiment with US university students about 2/3 could not (would not?) learn the pattern "if you don't do anything, you get reward". I don't have reference to the experiment unfortunately.

 

There is the Marshmallow Experiment, you don't eat one then later you get two,

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment

[Jurgis]

Training pigeon to receive reward by not pecking on the light:

 

 

I've been told that in experiment with US university students about 2/3 could not (would not?) learn the pattern "if you don't do anything, you get reward". I don't have reference to the experiment unfortunately.

 

There is the Marshmallow Experiment, you don't eat one then later you get two,

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_marshmallow_experiment

 

Yeah, I know the Marshmallow Experiment. The one I refer to was something different and pretty recent AFAIK.

[merkhet]

Are you talking about the experiment where students were willing to shock themselves rather than sit quietly with their own thoughts and do nothing?

[Jurgis]

Are you talking about the experiment where students were willing to shock themselves rather than sit quietly with their own thoughts and do nothing?

 

I don't believe that's the one. :/ Shoulda asked for reference.

 

The one you mention is also interesting.  8) Pointers to it?

[merkhet]

Are you talking about the experiment where students were willing to shock themselves rather than sit quietly with their own thoughts and do nothing?

 

I don't believe that's the one. :/ Shoulda asked for reference.

 

The one you mention is also interesting.  8) Pointers to it?

 

http://time.com/2950919/alone-with-thoughts/

[Jurgis]

http://time.com/2950919/alone-with-thoughts/

 

Thanks.

 

I think.

 

8)