A Commentary on Mel Rutherford's 'On the Use and Misuse of the "Two Children" Brainteaser'
Rutherford (2010) criticizes the way some people have analyzed the 2-children problem, claiming (correctly) that slight nuances in the problem's formulation can change the correct answer. However, his own data demonstrate that even when there is a unique correct answer, participants give intuitive answers that differ from it systematically -- replicating the data reported by those he criticizes. Thus, his critique reduces to an admonition to use care in formulating and analyzing this brainteaser -- which is always a good idea -- but contributes little to what is known, analytically or empirically, about the 2-children problem.
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2010-05
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Authors: | Bar-Hillel, Maya |
Institutions: | Center for the Study of Rationality, Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
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