On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 12:24, Raul <[email protected]> wrote: > > There's also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalization_(sociology)
Discovery (or was it NatGeo?) had shown a research study on the inherent differences in the way a human brain processes information, thence their reactions. They showed a team of army recruits being made to march around a restaurant few times while the patrons gaped at them. Then the captain ordered them to sit down for lunch/dinner, place a banana on their head and then begin eating**. The recruits did as commanded. However, a voiceover informed the viewers that if female recruits had been given the same commands, they would question authority and refuse to sit with a banana on their head while eating food, would want to question the captain the purpose of such an exercise, etc... To bolster this argument the viewer was shown the scans of a male brain which only showed the left side is used to process information while the female brain scan showed both hemispheres were used. An army recruit, by nature of his/her job, is not supposed to question authority. So, the research finding "female army recruits will question authority and disobey the captain" is very hard to believe. Isnt it a cognitive bias to conduct a study on a small statistical sample, and then apply that generalization on half the wolds populace and claim they used only one half of their brain!? I am not sure what the aim of the study was but I have met many women who are not army recruits, never question people in authoritative positions. ** That must have been uncomfortable, and reason enough to rebel !! -- .
