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The poor often behave in less capable ways, which can further perpetuate poverty. We hypothesize that poverty directly impedes cognitive function and present two studies that test this hypothesis. First, we experimentally induced thoughts about finances and found that this reduces cognitive performance among poor but not in well-off participants. Second, we examined the cognitive function of farmers over the planting cycle. We found that the same farmer shows diminished cognitive performance before harvest, when poor, as compared with after harvest, when rich. This cannot be explained by differences in time available, nutrition, or work effort. Nor can it be explained with stress: Although farmers do show more stress before harvest, that does not account for diminished cognitive performance. Instead, it appears that poverty itself reduces cognitive capacity. We suggest that this is because poverty-related concerns consume mental resources, leaving less for other tasks. These data provide a previously unexamined perspective and help explain a spectrum of behaviors among the poor. We discuss some implications for poverty policy.
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/341/6149/976
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @10:32PM (3 children)
Nope, sometimes it is important for pepple to see that there is significant pushback against crap ideas. Mr. Trumptroll pushes Trump's ideas on here and they should be called out for the garbage they are.
Ill pay attention to your whining once someone actually does something to make you/trumptroll shut up.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @11:17PM (2 children)
You can push all you want as long as you don't block others who want to listen from hearing/reading. And telling a person to shut up only makes him, rightfully I will add, push back harder against any attempted silencing. That is not the kind of opposition to your "trumpism" I would ever support. That is a crap idea that begs for pushback, which is woefully inadequate. But hey, you're just playing the role of the fascist censor, the antagonist in this movie. Very revealing. Later tonight, we'll see how well your tactics work, in motivating the other side, because it sure worked for me when I voted :-)
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday November 07 2018, @05:28AM (1 child)
You're making one fundamental mistake here: the guy's signal to noise ratio is in the shitter. It's actually negative, as in, you become less well-informed simply by reading his posts. I don't mind disagreeing with people, but this shit's a waste of electrons.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 07 2018, @03:57PM
Doesn't matter. Tune out! If anybody wants to follow, that is their right. If they are a majority, then that's the way the cookie crumbles. You just have to sell a better mouse trap.