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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008| |
Linda reveals truth about your thinking…
In your own mind, answer this question about Linda
Linda is 31 years old, single, outspoken, and very bright. She majored in philosophy. As a student, she was deeply concerned with issues of discrimination and social justice, and also participated in anti-nuclear demonstrations.
Which of these two options is more probable:
Linda is a bank teller, or Linda is a bank teller and active in the feminist movement?
Psychology theory tells us that 80%-90% of most people will have answered (b).
Why (b) when there is no clear evidence that Linda is going to be active in the feminist movement?
Why make such a significant personal judgment about a person we know practically nothing about after reading a single paragraph?
