Yes, Prime Minister, question order does matter -- and it's certainly not classical! But is it quantum?
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| author | Brody, Dorje C. |
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| contents | Response to a poll can be manipulated by means of a series of leading questions. We show that such phenomena cannot be explained by use of classical probability theory, whereas quantum probability theory admits a possibility of offering an explanation. Admissible transformation rules in quantum probability, however, do impose some constraints on the modelling of cognitive behaviour, which are highlighted here. Focusing on a recent poll conducted by Ipsos on a set of questions posed by Sir Humphrey Appleby in an episode of the British political satire \textit{Yes, Prime Minister}, we show that the resulting data cannot be explained quite so simply using quantum rules, although it seems not impossible. |
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| spellingShingle | Yes, Prime Minister, question order does matter -- and it's certainly not classical! But is it quantum? Brody, Dorje C. Artificial Intelligence Neurons and Cognition Quantum Physics Response to a poll can be manipulated by means of a series of leading questions. We show that such phenomena cannot be explained by use of classical probability theory, whereas quantum probability theory admits a possibility of offering an explanation. Admissible transformation rules in quantum probability, however, do impose some constraints on the modelling of cognitive behaviour, which are highlighted here. Focusing on a recent poll conducted by Ipsos on a set of questions posed by Sir Humphrey Appleby in an episode of the British political satire \textit{Yes, Prime Minister}, we show that the resulting data cannot be explained quite so simply using quantum rules, although it seems not impossible. |
| title | Yes, Prime Minister, question order does matter -- and it's certainly not classical! But is it quantum? |
| topic | Artificial Intelligence Neurons and Cognition Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.08930 |