The following NY Times article should interest some on the list: April 8, 2008 Findings
And Behind Door No. 1, a Fatal Flaw By JOHN TIERNEY <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/t/john_tiern ey/index.html?inline=nyt-per> 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. The economist, M. Keith Chen, has challenged research into cognitive dissonance, including the 1956 experiment that first identified a remarkable ability of people to rationalize their choices. Dr. Chen says that choice rationalization could still turn out to be a real phenomenon, but he maintains that there's a fatal flaw in the classic 1956 experiment and hundreds of similar ones. He says researchers have fallen for a version of what mathematicians call the Monty Hall Problem, in honor of the host of the old television show, "Let's Make a Deal." For the rest of the story go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/science/08tier.html?8dpc= <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/science/08tier.html?8dpc=&pagewanted= print> &pagewanted=print --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
