Was reading my book....
Some parts are pretty hilarious....like the psychologists'
penchant for conducting experiments....even on their family
members! Admittedly the results were pretty interesting.
Like this guy who decided to test the irrationality caused by
jealousy on his 2 young sons. And the story went:
2 bowls were placed on a table. 1 contained 2 peanut inside
and 1 by the side. The other contained 3 peanuts inside,
and 4 by the side. The boys picked the bowls separately and
were told that they could have the nuts inside the bowl, but the
ones by the side go to the other sibling.
Just how irrational could people get when faced with such
situations?
The younger son chose the bowl with 2 peanuts inside
and 1 at the side....because he couldn't bear the thought of
his brother getting more nuts than him. Despite the fact that he
could have gotten 3 instead of 2...
His elder brother, on the other hand, chose the bowl with 3
peanuts instead....and depending how you see it, it was probably
rational. For the wrong reasons. His intention was to eat the 3
peanuts and then proceed to rob his younger brother of the 4
peanuts.
