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Monty Hall and Cognitive Dissonance
IctoanAWEWawi Started conversation Apr 11, 2008
Interesting article about a flaw in the design of various experiments which lead to the idea of cognitive dissonance:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/science/08tier.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
"The Monty Hall Problem has struck again, and this time it’s not merely embarrassing mathematicians. If the calculations of a Yale economist are correct, there’s a sneaky logical fallacy in some of the most famous experiments in psychology."
Monty Hall and Cognitive Dissonance
IctoanAWEWawi Posted Apr 11, 2008
oh, and some further monty hall related problems for you to ponder, if you like that sort of thing!
http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/09/monty-halls-other-problems/
Monty Hall and Cognitive Dissonance
clzoomer- a bit woobly Posted Apr 11, 2008
Excellent!
I heard Mr. Chen being interviewed on CBC and even after a half an hour the interviewer was skeptical. I went to the NYT site to play and sure enough.... it works!
Common logic isn't, apparently. 
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