Comments on: Word Association Game http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/08/word-association-game/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:59:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: just a guy http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/08/word-association-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1364591 just a guy Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:26:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21894#comment-1364591 There's an inherent problem with the way this is set up, from a psychological standpoint. The engine, by giving you back a word associate with your reply, creates as 'coloring' of what you will next say, based on the entire experience, instead of just the word. So it's not really 'word association' but 'them association' to an extent. Justin's post illustrates this well. In word association, given the word f**ker, he'd want to reply with what came to mind given that one word as input, but instead, he had 'horse f**ker' influencing his thought. the program should provide your next word randomly with no connection to your previous answer if they are trying to collect data on what words people associate with each other. Otherwise, their results on each word association will be 'corrupted' by each individual's previous chain. (for example, if earlier back-and-forth of "day-night-sleep-bed" will probably inspire a different next word that would "photosynthesis-leaves-flower-bed".) There’s an inherent problem with the way this is set up, from a psychological standpoint. The engine, by giving you back a word associate with your reply, creates as ‘coloring’ of what you will next say, based on the entire experience, instead of just the word. So it’s not really ‘word association’ but ‘them association’ to an extent.

Justin’s post illustrates this well. In word association, given the word f**ker, he’d want to reply with what came to mind given that one word as input, but instead, he had ‘horse f**ker’ influencing his thought.

the program should provide your next word randomly with no connection to your previous answer if they are trying to collect data on what words people associate with each other. Otherwise, their results on each word association will be ‘corrupted’ by each individual’s previous chain. (for example, if earlier back-and-forth of “day-night-sleep-bed” will probably inspire a different next word that would “photosynthesis-leaves-flower-bed”.)

]]> By: tomfrombenzie http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/08/word-association-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1362622 tomfrombenzie Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:38:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21894#comment-1362622 I got quite a few that weren't in their dictionary.I guess I must think differently. I got quite a few that weren’t in their dictionary.I guess I must think differently.

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/08/word-association-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1362435 ted Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:39:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21894#comment-1362435 You and whoever posted it. It got annoying within the first couple of words. You and whoever posted it. It got annoying within the first couple of words.

]]> By: sw http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/08/word-association-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1360945 sw Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:37:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21894#comment-1360945 i played last time too. it's kind of entertaining. i played last time too. it’s kind of entertaining.

]]> By: Stacy http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/08/word-association-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1360861 Stacy Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:02:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21894#comment-1360861 Maybe I'm the only one who found this interesting. :) Maybe I’m the only one who found this interesting. :)

]]> By: Rocky Rook http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/08/word-association-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1360848 Rocky Rook Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:58:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21894#comment-1360848 I'll never get those few minutes back in my life. I’ll never get those few minutes back in my life.

]]> By: DaveL http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/08/word-association-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1359432 DaveL Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:40:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21894#comment-1359432 >I got stable, so I typed horse. Then it gave me Fu#ker >I wasn’t sure what to say to that… :) Catherine. >I got stable, so I typed horse. Then it gave me Fu#ker
>I wasn’t sure what to say to that… :)

Catherine.

]]> By: Monique http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/08/word-association-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1359339 Monique Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:17:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21894#comment-1359339 I don't understand how to read the statistics. And I agree, it gets boring pretty fast. I don’t understand how to read the statistics. And I agree, it gets boring pretty fast.

]]> By: Nathan Miller http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/08/word-association-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1359061 Nathan Miller Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:13:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21894#comment-1359061 I've played this before. It's kinda annoying after about 10 minutes or so... I’ve played this before. It’s kinda annoying after about 10 minutes or so…

]]> By: Justin http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/08/word-association-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1358670 Justin Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:42:25 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21894#comment-1358670 I got stable, so I typed horse. Then it gave me Fu#ker I wasn't sure what to say to that... :) I got stable, so I typed horse. Then it gave me Fu#ker

I wasn’t sure what to say to that… :)

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