S4 E34 Why Smart People Keep Making This Mistake

from Turfgrass Epistemology · host Travis Shaddox

Why do smart people search for evidence that confirms their beliefs instead of trying to prove themselves wrong? In this video, we explore Peter Wason's famous 2-4-6 experiment and the origins of confirmation bias. Paper: On the Failure to Eliminate Hypotheses in a Conceptual Task (1960) Author: P. C. Wason #ConfirmationBias #CriticalThinking #Psychology #DecisionMaking #ScientificThinking #Wason246 #BehavioralScience 📌 https://www.gofundme.com/f/TurfgrassEpistemology Thank you for being part of this community and for supporting evidence-based turfgrass science. Join Turfgrass Epistemology to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-UZnHkJhAmARDZ4YoHnc_A/join Voicemail: 859-444-4234 Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/turfgrass-epistemology/id1717271379 Spotify Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/1cTpdrChToeEFAOX9wkXFI iHeart Radio Podcast https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-turfgrass-epistemology-129043524/ Podbean https://turfgrassepistemology.podbean.com/ Online consulting Calendly.com/TravisShaddox Twitter Twitter.com/TravisShaddox Email [email protected] Turfgrass Programs and Extension Service Information: https://www.usna.usda.gov/assets/images/as_pdf_image/LandGrantColleges.pdf Diagnostic Criteria for Turfgrass Bullshit Disorder:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y_GeVPQ237pzm0ImTP4eVij6I9D0PHPn/view

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