I guessed that this might be about confirmation bias, so my tests were as follows:
2 4 8 obeys the rule (given) 2 4 6 yes 2 6 4 no 1 2 3 yes 1 2 2 no 3 2 1 no -1 0 1 yes 100 200 201 yes 748343 843244 843244 no 748343 843244 843245 yes 1.5 2 2.1 yes 1.5 2.2 2.1 no Confirmation bias is mentioned in section 6 of https://intelligence.org/files/CognitiveBiases.pdf along with other of our cognitive defects. On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 12:12 AM, Jim Bromer <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/07/03/upshot/a-quick-puzzle-to-test-your-problem-solving.html?mabReward=A1&moduleDetail=recommendations-0&action=click&contentCollection=Politics®ion=Footer&module=WhatsNext&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&configSection=article&isLoggedIn=false&src=recg&pgtype=article > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/3701026-786a0853 > Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com -- -- Matt Mahoney, [email protected] ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
