Comments by "Mat Broomfield" (@matbroomfield) on "How We’re Fooled By Statistics" video.

  1. "Pain is an effective teacher, but nobody wants to go to his classes" People will work harder to avoid pain or negativity in the short term, but in the longer term, they will develop coping strategies such as blame shifting, avoidance,  and excuse making to explain poor behaviour. Furthermore, it has been shown that actual reward (such as money) works primarily for repetitive, or non intellectual tasks, whereas emotional reward in the sense of personal satisfaction or accomplishment is more effective for intellectual or problem solving tasks. The individual psyche of the participants must also be factored in. So, whilst regression to the mean is a noteworthy mathematical concept to consider, there are of course, important psychological factors that produce great changes in performance.
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  2. Hannah Elisabeth You make some very interesting points Hannah, but I think even your more nuanced view misses a key component, namely that there is often a transition from intrinsic to extrinsic motivation - more than a transition; a journey as one matures. Accurate feedback is useful only to one who has intrinsic motivation, but the challenge is in creating sufficient momentum extrinsically, that the student develops the desire to take responsibility for his own progress.
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  3. Bumbleness Supreme Brady I have no experience regarding your comments here, but if they are accurate, the reveal a disastrous flaw in our justice system, which frankly, I've long suspected. Have you seen research or information that supports your position?
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