At the beginning of the post I described it as "how humans make decisions". For the purposes of the exercise, it was just how decisions are made.
Haha yes, I am sure your experiment would be much better at analyzing the "intelligence" of a human against a rat. Perhaps, a better question is "are you as willing to adapt to changing circumstances" (not "as capable" as I'm sure a logical person such as yourself is able to recognize that humans are far superior in adapting). At least this is the point I get from this exercise. I know many times that I was "unable" (really unwilling) to do what needed to be done because I was afraid of changing. I think asking the question as "smart" allows each individual to find their own meaning in the exercise... And allows people who have not made mistakes such as these, to disagree
Is that a better phrasing for you?