I think that’s the Lizardman Constant. I would not be surprised if 10 percent of people replying to a survey pick the strangest or most deranged option just to mess with the surveyor. The fact that this number is the same between the relatively individualist US, the relatively conformist UK, and the relatively fundamentalist Pakistan make me lean towards “let’s mess with this silly grad student” being the common motivation.
I think that’s the Lizardman Constant. I would not be surprised if 10 percent of people replying to a survey pick the strangest or most deranged option just to mess with the surveyor. The fact that this number is the same between the relatively individualist US, the relatively conformist UK, and the relatively fundamentalist Pakistan make me lean towards “let’s mess with this silly grad student” being the common motivation.