Judgements of likelihood under hypoxic conditions - 2010

[PEREZGONZALEZ Jose D [ed] (2012). Judgements of likelihood under hypoxic conditions. Journal of Knowledge Advancement & Integration (ISSN 1177-4576), 2012, pages 264-266. [Printer friendly]

Mild hypoxia and optimistic judgement

Gilbey et al (20101) carried out a pilot study for ascertaining whether mild hypoxia2 led to more optimistic (or pessimistic) judgements about the likelihood of life events than otherwise.

Their results showed that a small group of participants did not change or only slightly changed their judgements about life events under normal and hypoxic conditions (see illustration 1). That is, overall optimistic judgement did not change but remained slightly above average. Particular judgements did increase or decrease slightly depending on the condition, but perhaps not enough as for suggesting a sensible effect of mild hypoxia on judgement. Changes occurred in either direction, depending on the judgement, and so there was no tendency for just optimism (or pessimism) to appear more extreme under mildly hypoxic conditions than under normal conditions within this group.

Illustration 1: Likelihood under normal and hypoxic conditions
Normoxia Hypoxia
Overall judgement of likelihood Little above avrg Little above avrg
Items included in group analysis
Normoxia Hypoxia
Maintaining good relationships with relatives Little above avrg Above avrg
Staying healthy and fit to an old age Little above avrg Above avrg
Not being fired from a job Little above avrg Little above avrg
Falling or staying in love Above avrg Little above avrg
Not becoming sterile Little above avrg Little above avrg
Not developing a drinking problem Above avrg Above avrg
Not attempting suicide Above avrg Above avrg
Having a successful career Little above avrg Little above avrg
Not having a heart attack before 40 Little above avrg Little above avrg
Traveling extensively Little above avrg Little above avrg
Liking my job Little above avrg Little above avrg
Not getting infected with Aids Above avrg Above avrg
Items excluded from group analysis
Living beyond 80 Average Average
Getting a wonderful surprise next birthday Average Average
Not contracting cancer Average Average
Not being a victim of theft Average Average
(Mean values on a scale ranging between 'Much below average' to 'Much above average')

Editor

Jose D PEREZGONZALEZ (2012). Massey University, Turitea Campus, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand. (JDPerezgonzalezJDPerezgonzalez).

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aje172 (2013). (aje172aje172).

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