What you think is right may actually be wrong – here's why

26/01/2014 18:16
by Peter Ellerton, The Conversation

We like to think that we reach conclusions by reviewing facts, weighing evidence and analysing arguments. But this is not how humans usually operate, particularly when decisions are important or need to be made quickly. What we usually do is arrive at a conclusion independently of conscious reasoning and then, and only if required, search for reasons as to why we might be right. [Read more] …