The Psychology of the Monty Hall Problem. Discovering Psychological Mechanisms in Solving a Tenacious Brain Teaser

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-343346
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.34334

Krauss, Stefan

; Wang, X. T.

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Abstract

The Monty Hall problem (or three-door problem) is a famous example of a "cognitive illusion," often used to demonstrate people's resistance and deficiency in dealing with uncertainty. The authors formulated the problem using manipulations in 4 cognitive aspects, namely, natural frequencies, mental models, perspective change, and the less-is-more effect. These manipulations combined led to a ...