Priming - Light vs Dark Universe

**R6_kid:Me** · 19th January 2010, 11:18

I just watched an interesting documentary about 'how to make good decisions'. It was about how different things we interact with affect how we make decisions and one interesting theory was called 'priming' - an interaction with an object or situation which would affect your response to a following situation. In this case it was holding a hot drink vs holding a cold drink before 'interviewing' a person, and the affected outcome was the persons decision of whether or not to hire that person based on their brief interaction. Those who were asked to hold a warm cup of coffee were more welcoming and friendly, and in the end said they would hire the person they spoke with. Those who held a cold cup of soft drink were less welcoming in the interaction and generally said they wouldn't hire the person. The interviewee was kept the same throughout and the same questions were asked etc.

When I just sat down at the computer I started wondering if the light vs dark universe may have an affect on your likeliness to respond negatively or abrasively to posts compared to how you would react in a real world situation... what do you think?

*you're probably using the Dark Universe, aren't you?

Yes, I study Psychology at University.

**slofox** · 19th January 2010, 11:55

I use the Light Universe because I can see better with the lights on...

**bogan** · 19th January 2010, 12:03

I voted wtf, simply cos you forgot my option, i use dark and my post are more awesome (positive if you will). That white one sears the eyes and make me angry posterer. White is chaos anyways, black is order

**kiwifruit** · 19th January 2010, 12:03

is that DB on a boat in your avatar?

**Dean** · 19th January 2010, 12:18

What would you say I'd be R6kid?

**p.dath** · 19th January 2010, 12:22

I use the Light Universe because vBulletin was designed to work with it (as in, the product comes with it). The Dark Universe is add add on.

So which do you think will work better, has the least bugs, and get the best support?

**bogan** · 19th January 2010, 12:27

Originally Posted by Dean

What would you say I'd be R6kid?

off the charts!

Originally Posted by p.dath

I use the Light Universe because vBulletin was designed to work with it (as in, the product comes with it). The Dark Universe is add add on.

So which do you think will work better, has the least bugs, and get the best support?

the one that doesn't cause a searing pain in the retinas?

**R6_kid:Me** · 19th January 2010, 12:56

Originally Posted by p.dath

So which do you think will work better, has the least bugs, and get the best support?

You've completely missed the point, the question is whether you believe the colour of the screen affects your mood when posting. Obviously what ever you have it set to is making you stupid.

Originally Posted by Dean

What would you say I'd be R6kid?

Dark Zone

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

is that DB on a boat in your avatar?

Nope, it's Busa Pete

**PrincessBandit** · 19th January 2010, 14:27

I use the dark universe as I'm a creature of the night. No, I meant to say I'm a creature of habit. When I first joined KB the site was in the Dark; after a few months I discovered the Light but by then it hurt my eyes to look at it! Seriously!

Most likely if it had been set to default to the Light and that's what I'd gotten used to, I'd possibly have stuck to that. It takes me a while to adapt to seeing something different on my monitor, and if you really wanted to cheese me off all it would take is someone to keep changing my settings so that things aren't where I expect them to be. Uh, no offers of that please...

**peasea** · 19th January 2010, 16:37

Originally Posted by Dean

What would you say I'd be R6kid?

There's no brown universe, get over it.

**Dean** · 19th January 2010, 16:38

Originally Posted by peasea

There's no brown universe, get over it.

So where do I fit in? With patrick?

**LBD** · 19th January 2010, 16:57

I use the Dark screen in a darker room and the light screen in better lighting, easier on the eyes.......is logical

**peasea** · 19th January 2010, 17:48

Originally Posted by Dean

So where do I fit in? With patrick?

No, don't be so hard on yourself. Nobody fits in with patrick, he's in a world/league of his own.

Oh no, hang on, there might be a catfish or two there as well.

**steve_t** · 19th January 2010, 19:52

I'm now using "test" but it looks a lot like "The Dark Zone" apart from the heading banner

**bezajel** · 19th January 2010, 19:58

Light universe! And I try to be nice, but I guess I'm always like that...

But one thing you will hopefully learn in your psych study is how to write less biased questionnaires