The glitch in our minds
Superposition of the undecided
When thoughts collide
The entangled social mind
007skaty Quantum Cognition
Answering a question reshapes your mind, and the order of questions changes what you choose.
007skaty Swipe undecided thoughts to figure out how quantum physics explains our choices.
007skaty Just like physical particles in superposition, minds hold multiple choices at once until a final decision acts as a collapsing measurement.
In quantum cognitive models, what action is considered analogous to the "measurement" that collapses a wave function?
In quantum mechanics, what is the term for a system existing in multiple states simultaneously until it is measured?
Survey shocker: Simply asking voters if they plan to vote can increase their actual turnout by up to 25% due to the psychological observer effect.
007skaty Internal mental wave dynamics trigger sudden shifts in human opinions without external information.
What kind of dynamics explain why human beliefs can shift rapidly without new external information in quantum models?
What mathematical function describes the quantum state of a system and is used in cognitive science to model shifting beliefs?
The combination of two or more physical states, such as waves, to form a new state. In 2012, Jerome Busemeyer used this mathematical concept to model how undecided individuals hold multiple choices simultaneously.
What physical event in a quantum cognitive model is equivalent to opening the box to see if Schrödinger's cat is alive or dead?
In what year did physicist Erwin Schrödinger propose his famous thought experiment involving a cat in a box?
Why do attitude surveys in quantum cognition do more than just record existing opinions?