Women are more sensitive than men.

I might skip class and go with my friends.

If Campus Police announced some vandalism, and asks for information about the perpetrator,

and I knew who did it, I would tell.

I think it is OK to raise my voice at people during an argument.

Grad school is more work than fun.

Professors don’t get grad students enough respect.

Boys are better at engineering than girls.

People can be judged by the clothes that they wear.

It is better to give than to receive.

It is necessary to have a graduate education to make it in life.

Professors are usually right.

All done.

Signs on the Wall

Correspondence (match to truth in world?) or Coherence (matches mental model?)

What heuristics did you use?

What pressures did you experience?

1. Women are more sensitive than men. 2. I might skip class and go with my friends. 3. If Campus Police announced some

vandalism, and asks for information about the perpetrator, and I knew who did it, I would tell.

4. I think it is OK to raise my voice at people during an argument.

5. Grad school is more work than fun. 6. Professors don’t get grad students enough

respect. 7. Boys are better at engineering than girls. 8. People can be judged by the clothes that

they wear. 9. It is better to give than to receive. 10. It is necessary to have a graduate

education to make it in life. 11. Professors are usually right.

Signs on the Wall

What if questions were more “real”?

1. Should we vaccinate our child? 2. Your elderly mother has called

you to say that she thinks someone is spying on her. She’d like you to come see her (1-hour drive).

3. Your niece has come to you discretely and if you would help pay for an abortion, about $1000. Would you?

4. Should I accept this job offer in Silicon Valley at a startup for $95,000?

AGREE

DISAGREE

STRONGLY AGREE

STRONGLY DISAGREE