Learning psychology from riddles: The case of stumpers
Riddles can teach us psychology when we stop to consider the psychological principles that make them ``work''. This paper studies a particular class of riddles that we call stumpers, and provides analysis of the various principles (some familiar, some novel) that inhibit most people from...
Main Authors: | Maya Bar-Hillel, Tom Noah, Shane Frederick |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2018-01-01
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Series: | Judgment and Decision Making |
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Online Access: | http://journal.sjdm.org/17/171117/jdm171117.pdf |
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