Post B5Lkot1JONo4jlParI by GinevraCat@toot.community
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 (DIR) Post #B1zY3nai9CdLxZ5LkW by IngaLovinde@embracing.space
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       I was reading discussions of marshmallow test on my TL, and then it hit me.The researchers in all these classic (mostly debunked since) experiments, just like mainstream researchers of autism, and I guess of a lot more, just treat their subjects as objects. In all these experiments, researchers invent the motivation behind the observed actions; not once do they think to _ask_ "what was your motivation to do X instead of Y?"And sure, people can misreport their motivation for a lot of reasons... but if you don't ask them, then you only work from the raw data and your own corrupted mind, so the results will only reflect your corrupted mind.Almost as if these researchers lacked theory of mind.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5Lkot1JONo4jlParI by GinevraCat@toot.community
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       @IngaLovinde Exactly.
       
 (DIR) Post #B87llJ9vKh0E6ASwls by iurii@mastodon.world
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       @IngaLovinde marshmallow test is interesting because the correlation is high.The best interpretation I heard is, children from rich/stable families are likely to become successful. And they tend to trust adults (I will give you two marshmallows if..., I will attend your school play, we will buy you a bicycle) - promises poor parents unable to keep.