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sixes_and_sevens comments on Confirmation Bias Presentation - Less Wrong Discussion

2 Post author: Larks 05 June 2014 09:07PM

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Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 05 June 2014 11:15:31PM 4 points [-]

I seem to recall the Wason Selection Task works pretty well in group scenarios. Unlike the Triplets Game (2-4-6) it just has a single question that you can field to a room, rather than multiple iterations that are best dealt with by a single participant.

Comment author: Larks 06 June 2014 01:21:45AM 0 points [-]

Yup, that was my second thought. I'm not sure it exactly demonstrates confirmation bias though.

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 06 June 2014 10:21:40AM 1 point [-]

People tend to check the cards that corroborate the rule they're testing, rather than the ones that challenge it. That doesn't seem to demonstrate confirmation bias any less than the triplets game.