The game "Rock-paper-scissors" are more likely to end in a draw

The results of this game more often than usual, leading to a draw, because subconsciously, according to a new study, we copy the actions of their opponents.

If the case - it is the only influencing factor, in every third case the game should end in a draw when both players hands the same figure. But in fact, as psychologists discovered experimentally, it happens much more often.

They asked for volunteers to take part in the two versions of the game: Blindfold both players and blindfolded only one player. In the first case, the percentage of games ended in a draw, was equal to 33, 3 per cent, that is exactly as predicted on the occasion, in the second version of the game the percentage increased slightly to $ 36, 3.

Richard Cook (Richard Cook), lead author of the study, explained that the imitation has a rigid conductive functions in the human brain. "From the moment of our birth, we often find ourselves in situations where the exact performance of any action predicts that in return we can see the same thing, and vice versa. For example, parents often unconsciously mimic the facial expressions of their newborns - a smile, protruding tongue, and so on. D. »

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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