Scientists Identify a New Glitch in Human Thinking | NYGazet

The newly coined "doubling-back aversion" highlights another reason why people stubbornly refuse to change tack, researchers say.

Good news, everyone! Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have coined a new term to describe our brains being dumb. In a recent study, they provide evidence for a distinct but common kind of cognitive bias—one that makes us reluctant... [4214 chars]