Are You Quantum Probabilistic?
Who knew? Quantum physics is behind our irrational decisions. According to a new report, when you decide to buy $300 worth of shoes when you can't pay your cell phone bill (like me), you're not acting irrationally. You're just being quantum probabilistic. Say what? The next time someone accuses you of making an irrational decision, just explain that you’re obeying the laws of quantum physics. A new trend taking shape in psychological science not only uses quantum physics to explain humans’ (sometimes) paradoxical thinking, but may also help researchers resolve certain contradictions among the results of previous psychological studies, according to newswise.com. For those who try to model our decision-making processes mathematically, the equations and axioms that most closely match human behavior may be ones that are rooted in quantum physics. “Whenever something comes up that isn’t consistent with classical theories, we often label it as ‘irrational,'...