> Well, yeah, I know not everyone is going to think like me. But I figured that if you used that system on the 1 to 4 question and it worked (which it does), chances are it would work for other numbers as well.

Well, just because the system worked, doesn't mean it's right. The reason most people chose 3, is more likely because of it being a "holy" and/or "magic" number. You have the holy trinity, you have the jokes that always have to have three repetitions in them (because two aren't enough to establish a tendency, and four is too many to keep it short and to the point)... Personally, I'd probably pick 4, because it's been "my" number for as long as I can remember, but if not, I'd probably pick 2, as I have a knack for the even numbers. And if you take the golden section into account once more, 2 and 3 are both equally close to it, while 1 and 4 are not.

I don't think you can apply the same system to every one of those situations. I think the psychological conditions change a lot going from four to ten alternatives, and also from ten to a hundred.

Trav"probably taking this too seriously"holt