alleryIn Wason's 1960 task, new triplets mostly did what?
ADisproved their own rule
BConfirmed their own hypothesis
CIgnored the first three numbers
DCopied the triplet exactly
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Confirmed their own hypothesis
1. Participants saw three numbers and formed a rule that could have produced them.
2. When testing, they created triplets that would confirm the rule and rarely ones that would negate it.
3. This shows confirmation bias without personal motivation.
_Source: Wikipedia, Problem solving, section Confirmation bias_
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