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Irrationality

Stuart Sutherland

Stuart Sutherland's survey of systematic errors in human reasoning. Cited in Episode 135 for two Halo Effect demonstrations — identical exam scripts marked higher in neat handwriting, and an identical essay marked higher when believed to be written by a man (see Handwriting and Gender-Name Halo Effect Studies) — and for Sutherland's argument that scientific peer review is itself halo-biased (see Peters Ceci Journal Resubmission Halo Study). Cited in Episode 139 for the lottery-ticket study demonstrating that choosing your own numbers more than quadruples what you'll accept to sell the ticket (see Self-Chosen Lottery Ticket Endowment Study).

Cited again in Episode 272 for the shark-attack (Jaws) and stroke-vs-accident risk-misperception examples (see Sutherland Shark-Attack and Stroke Risk-Misperception Examples).

Cited in Episode 108 for the Standing 10,000-photograph memory study (see Standing 10000-Photograph Memory Study), and in Episode 109 for the Michigan professors movie-leaving sunk-cost study (see Michigan Professors Movie-Leaving Sunk-Cost Study).

Discussed in

  • Episode 108 — The reason why stories stick in your mind (Standing 10,000-photograph study)
  • Episode 109 — 5 things I learned from psychology experts in 2022 (Michigan professors sunk-cost study)
  • Episode 135 — 135-elizabeth-holmes-how-she-deceived-the-world-part-two
  • Episode 139 — 139-winston-churchill-lessons-for-modern-day-leaders
  • Episode 140 — 140-feel-free-to-ignore-this-episode
  • Episode 272 — 272-the-nudge-that-persuaded-aussies-to-stop-speeding (shark/Jaws and stroke-vs-accident examples)

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