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: ...

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 ...