Explains study about human intelligence from @womp_tomp
The speaker recounts a psychological study where 30% of participants failed to understand the conservation of volume when orange juice was poured into a smaller glass. He uses this study as an analogy to argue that a significant portion of the population lacks basic conceptual understanding, comparing it to a child's grasp of object permanence. He concludes by advising viewers to remember this cognitive limitation when engaging in arguments, as some people may be incapable of understanding complex logical concepts.
Creator: @womp_tomp on Instagram
Transcript
Did a study where they've had, orange juice poured from one glass into, like, a smaller glass, and it and it made it look like there was more orange juice. And then they asked tier participants, like, is that more orange juice? And, like, 30% of them in The United States, it was, like, 30% of the population was, like, yeah. That's more orange juice. Even though they watch the same amount be poured from one glass to the next glass. Meaning, they can't conceptualize, like, the permanence of, like,
Topics: Psychology, Communication
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