Well that's neat, but it doesn't sound like anything conclusive; might check out the data and method behind this article later if I don't forget... I probably won't, since I'm a lazy f*cker.
kuraimen
You can read the author's book Thinking Fast and Slow (http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374275637) All his research is explained there. He won the nobel prize in economics last year for that type of research.
[QUOTE="captainqwark20"]All you need is one form of equation solving. You only need Multiplication, Substraction, addition, or division for this proble. Using algebra is pointless, it could still mess with people. You only need one of the above to show a person how this makes sense. Only one.captainqwark20
You have to rememeber that the ball (10 cents using your logic) is not 1$ more than the bat (100 cents).
Again smeone can do this and have because I have tested a similar problem myself: 1.00 is 1.00 more than 10 cents there for it's a dollar more. You can;t fix mental shortcuts with mental shortcuts.
110 cents = 100 cents + 10 cents.
the bat (100 cents) is not 1$ more than the ball (10 cents).
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