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Positive Test Strategy Limits Learning
- People favor tests that confirm their hypothesis (positive test strategy) rather than tests that could falsify it.
- Negative answers are more informative yet people rarely use modus tollens when probing rules.
Peer Review As A Bias Check
- Peer review exists primarily to counteract researchers' confirmation bias.
- Scientists ask others to check whether independent readers also see the same evidence.
Mistakes That Confirm Hypotheses
- A colleague found transcription errors that biased results toward his hypothesis.
- Even mistakes tended to confirm the researcher's expectation.