Johnson-Laird and Wason 1970 Experiment: Testing Hypotheses
Explore the Johnson-Laird and Wason 1970 experiment on hypothesis testing. Learn how subjects reasoned with white and black triangles in cognitive psychology.
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The only way to be sure something is true is to try as hard as you can to prove it false. This is the scientific method in a nutshell, yet it’s the hardest thing for a human brain to do.
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Johnson-Laird and Wason 1970 experiment. with two box one full of white triangles one full of black triangles and ask the subjects if they're hypothesis was true and that all the triangles were white and then asking the subjects to tell them what to do
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