I don’t think the blame belongs on using “theory-driven mode.” The problem is not thinking like reality—for example, most people who think “the house could not possibly have gotten colder” are probably at least somewhat aware that their house’s walls don’t comprise a perfect Dewar flask, but if “walls” don’t happen to be in the same mental filing bin as “thermostats” they are automatically assumed to be irrelevant.
I don’t think the blame belongs on using “theory-driven mode.” The problem is not thinking like reality—for example, most people who think “the house could not possibly have gotten colder” are probably at least somewhat aware that their house’s walls don’t comprise a perfect Dewar flask, but if “walls” don’t happen to be in the same mental filing bin as “thermostats” they are automatically assumed to be irrelevant.