01-26-2014, 11:21 AM
Greetings, I'm sure you've all noticed that as soon someone knows some OOC information, they suddenly seem to metagame so much faster. Especially with hidden names, or classes. They suddenly come with lame excuses how they 'knew'.
But it seems people don't do this on purpose. There is a cognitive bias, called Hindsight Bias or I-knew-it-all-along effect. And also another, named: Confirmation bias.
This also applies to RP. As soon you know OOC information about a character, you'll seek out information that conforms that you could also ICly know so.
So yes, watch out when sharing OOC information, and also try to keep questioning yourself if doing this to others.
Always ask yourself the exact opposite... My character thinks this character is a warlock, what would definitely falsify this belief? A null answer means that your belief does not constrain experience; it permits anything to happen to you. It floats, subconscious meta-gaming.
While it is true that even in real life people say things based on nothing, this is no excuse for knowing someones name or ulterior motives.
If you wish to know more about biases, click below :3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_bias
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases
But it seems people don't do this on purpose. There is a cognitive bias, called Hindsight Bias or I-knew-it-all-along effect. And also another, named: Confirmation bias.
This also applies to RP. As soon you know OOC information about a character, you'll seek out information that conforms that you could also ICly know so.
So yes, watch out when sharing OOC information, and also try to keep questioning yourself if doing this to others.
Always ask yourself the exact opposite... My character thinks this character is a warlock, what would definitely falsify this belief? A null answer means that your belief does not constrain experience; it permits anything to happen to you. It floats, subconscious meta-gaming.
While it is true that even in real life people say things based on nothing, this is no excuse for knowing someones name or ulterior motives.
If you wish to know more about biases, click below :3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_bias
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases