When and why people perform mindless math
In this paper, we show that the presence of numbers in a problem tempts people to perform mathematical operations even when the correct answer requires no math, which we term “mindless math”. In three pre-registered studies across two survey platforms (total N = 3,193), we investigate how mindless m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2022-11-01
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| Series: | Judgment and Decision Making |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.sjdm.org/21/210318a/jdm210318a.pdf |