Yeah - good point. I did realize that people probably do operate from a systematically wrong model---why not? But I figured that there are probably at least as many operating from a systematically wrong model that just happens to give them the right answer. I figured that if you were just guessing, with minimal information or reasoning (as opposed to none), it would more likely be biased towards the right answer.
Encountered at: https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2011/03/20/click-and-weep/scientific-literacy/