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Questions and Answers
What percentage of participants cheated in the matrix experiment?
What percentage of participants cheated in the matrix experiment?
- 50%
- 90%
- 70% (correct)
- 80%
What is the benefit of telling white lies or fibs for young children?
What is the benefit of telling white lies or fibs for young children?
- It helps them to be honest
- It gets them into trouble
- It builds their imagination and creativity (correct)
- It makes them unhappy
Why do people sometimes lie to each other?
Why do people sometimes lie to each other?
- Only to hurt others
- Only to help themselves
- To make themselves unhappy
- To make someone happy (correct)
What is the main purpose of the matrix experiment?
What is the main purpose of the matrix experiment?
What is the recommended approach to dealing with lies?
What is the recommended approach to dealing with lies?
What did Dan Ariely primarily focus on understanding?
What did Dan Ariely primarily focus on understanding?
Why did Dan Ariely ask the audience at the conference whether they had lied recently?
Why did Dan Ariely ask the audience at the conference whether they had lied recently?
What do 'fudge factors' refer to in Dan Ariely's theory?
What do 'fudge factors' refer to in Dan Ariely's theory?
What were the participants asked to do in 'The Matrix Experiments'?
What were the participants asked to do in 'The Matrix Experiments'?
What was the main takeaway regarding payment for participants in 'The Matrix Experiments'?
What was the main takeaway regarding payment for participants in 'The Matrix Experiments'?