Imagine there are 100 toy blocks in front of a toddler. Each of the blocks costs $1, 50 of them are red, 50 blue, and to build a sturdy little house requires about 75 or so blocks. By necessity the ...

Animals, like humans, appear to be troubled by a Linda problem. The famous "Linda problem" was designed by psychologists to illustrate how people fall prey to what is known as the conjunction fallacy: ...

When Jack was young, he began inflicting harm on animals. It started with just pulling the wings off flies, but eventually progressed to torturing squirrels and stray cats in his neighbourhood. As an ...

Animals, like humans, appear to be troubled by a Linda problem. The famous “Linda problem” was designed by psychologists to illustrate how people fall prey to what is known as the conjunction fallacy: ...

UNSW Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. When Jack was young, he began inflicting harm on animals. It started with just pulling the wings off flies, but eventually progressed ...

Sound, light and the conjunction fallacy in rats Some have argued that the conjunction fallacy, rather than being a true logical error, may hinge on language, particularly people's uncertainty about ...