Just a tad worrying....

Zidane · 05-10-2002, 02:59 PM

Hey I am on a roll here.....

Start with a cage containing five monkeys.

Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the other monkeys with cold water.

After a while, another monkey makes an attempt with the same result - all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon, when another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to prevent it.

Now, put away the cold water. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs. To his surprise and horror, all of the other monkeys attack him.

After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs, he will be assaulted.

Next, remove another of the original five monkeys and replace it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm!

Likewise, replace a third original monkey with a new one, then a fourth, then the fifth.

Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs, he is attacked. Most of the monkeys that are beating him have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs or why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey.

After replacing all the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, no monkey ever again approaches the stairs to try for the banana.

Why not?

Because as far as they know that's the way it's always been done around here.

And that, my friends, is how company policy begins.

Lady Zidane

(I am searching for my next installment)

Talthyr Malkaviel · 05-10-2002, 03:10 PM

LOL, that one's good! [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Beaumanoir · 05-10-2002, 03:11 PM

LOL!!!! Nice!

05-10-2002, 03:15 PM

how did you know we're monkeys where I work? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

*ook*

Scholarcs · 05-10-2002, 03:30 PM

Careful, or you'll be giving Lord Shield too many ideas about his workmates!

lol that is a good joke Zidane.

dizzy · 05-10-2002, 03:32 PM

very interesting lol

Sazerac · 05-10-2002, 03:41 PM

It's not only "good", it's a pretty valid psychological principle. B.F. Skinner used it effectively; called "Operant Conditioning" on the theory of rewards and punishments on behavior modification. Interestingly enough, a motivator may only need to exist within the mind to be valid, and have no external force whatsoever.

Good one, Lady Zidane!

-Saz

/)eathKiller · 05-10-2002, 09:24 PM

O_O.... *a hand is waved in front of his face* O_O *stays the same°

*finally snaps out of it*

"i'm sorry, i just could've sworn i'd read the spoken word of God... so... analystical... darwin would be jelouse... as would any psychologist.. you should get a patent on this theory of yours, you might go down in history as a way of opening our eyes to the TRUTH"

*hand waves in front of face again*

"why do you keep doing that?"

"Because it's fun to watch your eyes follow it, weeee, *waves hand* weeee... *waves hand* "

Sir Goulum · 05-10-2002, 11:01 PM

That is just horrible. Horrible.

Alexander · 05-11-2002, 02:12 PM

You didn't get that from "The Contender", did you?

Admittedly, it was apes which were instead fitted with electrodes (!).

05-10-2002, 02:59 PM	#1
Zidane Manshoon Join Date: January 27, 2002 Location: Birmingham, England Age: 67 Posts: 241	Hey I am on a roll here..... Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the other monkeys with cold water. After a while, another monkey makes an attempt with the same result - all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon, when another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to prevent it. Now, put away the cold water. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs. To his surprise and horror, all of the other monkeys attack him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs, he will be assaulted. Next, remove another of the original five monkeys and replace it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm! Likewise, replace a third original monkey with a new one, then a fourth, then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs, he is attacked. Most of the monkeys that are beating him have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs or why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey. After replacing all the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, no monkey ever again approaches the stairs to try for the banana. Why not? Because as far as they know that's the way it's always been done around here. And that, my friends, is how company policy begins. Lady Zidane (I am searching for my next installment) __________________ <br /><br />You know what thought did? He only thought he did.

05-10-2002, 03:10 PM	#2
Talthyr Malkaviel Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: August 31, 2001 Location: Land of the Britons Age: 37 Posts: 3,224	LOL, that one's good! [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] __________________ Resident cantankerous sorcerer of the Clan HADB<br />and Sorcerous Nuttella salesman of the O.R.T<br /> <br /><br />Say NO to the Trouser Tyranny! Can I drill you about this?

05-10-2002, 03:11 PM	#3
Beaumanoir Iron Throne Cult Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: There is no IRL, Only AFK. Age: 35 Posts: 4,896	LOL!!!! Nice! __________________ My pokemon bring all the boys to the yard, and they're like; you wanna trade cards? Damn right, I wanna trade cards, I'll trade this but not my Charizard.

05-10-2002, 03:30 PM	#5
Scholarcs Red Dragon Join Date: December 5, 2001 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 38 Posts: 1,557	Careful, or you'll be giving Lord Shield too many ideas about his workmates! lol that is a good joke Zidane. __________________ <br />\"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five\" - Groucho Marx<br />Member of the ORT Clan. <br />\"Some birds are not meant to be caged because their feathers are too bright\"<br />Ma bouche sera la bouche des malheurs qui n\'ont point de bouche, ma voix, la liberté de celles qui s\'affaissent au cachot du désespoir. - Aimé Césaire<br />La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l\'on n\'a pas ri. - Sébastien Roch Nicolas

05-10-2002, 03:32 PM	#6
dizzy Mephistopheles Join Date: January 18, 2002 Location: Baumholder Germany Age: 39 Posts: 1,434	very interesting lol __________________ An Army of fun. <br /><br />\"The worst thing about being in Germany in the Army is having to wakeup everyday\" <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Wink]\" src=\"wink.gif\" />

05-10-2002, 03:15 PM	#4
Lord Shield Guest Posts: n/a	how did you know we're monkeys where I work? [img]tongue.gif[/img] ook

05-10-2002, 03:41 PM	#7
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 60 Posts: 7,387	It's not only "good", it's a pretty valid psychological principle. B.F. Skinner used it effectively; called "Operant Conditioning" on the theory of rewards and punishments on behavior modification. Interestingly enough, a motivator may only need to exist within the mind to be valid, and have no external force whatsoever. Good one, Lady Zidane! -Saz __________________ "And all my days are trances, and all my nightly dreams, Are where thy grey eye glances, and where thy footstep gleams, In what ethereal dances, by what eternal streams..."

05-10-2002, 09:24 PM	#8
/)eathKiller Dracolisk Join Date: January 5, 2002 Location: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Age: 39 Posts: 6,043	O_O.... a hand is waved in front of his face O_O stays the same° finally snaps out of it* "i'm sorry, i just could've sworn i'd read the spoken word of God... so... analystical... darwin would be jelouse... as would any psychologist.. you should get a patent on this theory of yours, you might go down in history as a way of opening our eyes to the TRUTH" hand waves in front of face again "why do you keep doing that?" "Because it's fun to watch your eyes follow it, weeee, waves hand weeee... waves hand " __________________ [img]\"http://membres.lycos.fr/th8or/ZeroSigForIronworks.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> o.o;

05-10-2002, 11:01 PM	#9
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 8,985	That is just horrible. Horrible.

05-11-2002, 02:12 PM	#10
Alexander Drow Warrior Join Date: April 16, 2002 Location: Connecticut Age: 40 Posts: 259	You didn't get that from "The Contender", did you? Admittedly, it was apes which were instead fitted with electrodes (!). __________________ Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.<br /><br />-John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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