If the experimental subjects aren’t taking their task seriously the results are unsurprising. I would think more of this experiment if it has been repeated with financial incentives for getting the answer right. Its also quite possible that people would do better if the task were less abstract… the type of problem solving they might do in real life.
If the experimental subjects aren’t taking their task seriously the results are unsurprising. I would think more of this experiment if it has been repeated with financial incentives for getting the answer right. Its also quite possible that people would do better if the task were less abstract… the type of problem solving they might do in real life.
It seems a reference to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias is in order here.