tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post9125367894196703265..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: Old Quizzers' TalesLondiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-32661296043817853202009-09-19T06:03:00.542-07:002009-09-19T06:03:00.542-07:00Hi - how are you doing ?
Yes, its an interesting o...Hi - how are you doing ?<br />Yes, its an interesting one this. Part of what inspired the post was a quiz I participated in last Tuesday. We won the quiz anyway. We changed four answers - two of them the first answer had been right, the other two the changed answer was right. <br /><br />I do take your point about the subconscious mind. I'm sure we've all been asked at one time or another, where do all the answers come from ? For example, last week in the rugby club, the question asked <br />"Viking Radio is based in which city ? " immediately drew the answer "Hull" from me. But I've no idea why. I must have heard it before, but I was so uncertain of it that I wouldn't have argued if anyone else in the team had offered another answer.<br /><br />I'm off to read the article now - thanks for the link.<br /><br />Somehow I suspect there's a whole research project in there for someone !Londiniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-84817946442205567652009-09-19T03:42:25.115-07:002009-09-19T03:42:25.115-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gruffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248577840110150085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-1031444769042928702009-09-19T03:37:04.607-07:002009-09-19T03:37:04.607-07:00Your comment about trusting your first answer remi...Your comment about trusting your first answer reminded me of this article which I think you will find very interesting:<br /><br />http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/who_wants_to_be_a_cognitive_neuroscientist_millionaire/<br /><br />I also remember reading somewhere about the role played by your subconscious brain during a quiz. You get asked a question on a subject with which you have only the slightest familiarity. An answer comes into your mind and your rational brain thinks it is a random guess. But your subconscious brain was busy processing info and memories without you knowing it. Sometimes it comes up with an answer that you cannot explain rationally when asked. But at some point you heard, read or saw something and forgot about it, but it was stored away nonetheless. <br /><br />I remember being asked a question at a Grand Prix about a futurist artist. I know nothing about such art but I put down the answer that came to mind and it was right. A lucky guess? Well the following Monday I was on the train going to work, and as the train pulled out of Blackfriars heading towards London Bridge I glanced up at the Tate Modern and there in big letters was the name of the artist and the word Futurist.<br /><br />So I certainly always trust my insticts unless I have a strong rationale for another answer.Gruffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248577840110150085noreply@blogger.com