Showing posts with label causality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label causality. Show all posts

Monday, June 16, 2014

Quantum theory reveals puzzling pattern in how people respond to some surveys

Quantum theory reveals puzzling pattern in how people respond to some surveys: The survey changed the order in which these questions were asked between respondents and, as expected, there were question-order effects found. When respondents were asked about Clinton first, 49 percent said that both Clinton and Gore were trustworthy. But when respondents were asked about Gore first, 56 percent said that both were trustworthy.

The pattern that quantum theory predicted – and that the researchers found – was that the number of people who switch from "yes-yes" to "no-no" when the question order is reversed must be offset by the number of people who switch in the opposite direction...

The researchers called this phenomenon "quantum question equality." They found it in every one of the surveys studied.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

In New Quantum Experiment, Effect Happens Before Cause

In New Quantum Experiment, Effect Happens Before Cause: Two pairs of particles are either quantum-entangled or not. One person makes the decision as to whether to entangle them or not, and another pair of people measure the particles to see whether they're entangled or not.
The head-scratcher is: the measurement is made before the decision is made, and it is accurate. "Classical correlations can be decided after they are measured," says Xiao-song Ma, the writer of the study. Entanglement can be created "after the entangled particles have been measured and may no longer exist."