LocusCosecant comments on Privileging the Hypothesis - Less Wrong

57 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 29 September 2009 12:40AM

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Comment author: LocusCosecant 29 September 2009 05:12:33AM 0 points [-]

It seems like it's a special case of anchoring to me.

Comment author: hegemonicon 29 September 2009 05:03:43PM 2 points [-]

Also related to availability - the very fact that it enters your conscious mind, even if you immediately discount it, is going to wear down that thought groove, making it more likely to be consciously (or subconsciously) accessed.