All articles tagged with #heuristics
MIT researchers modeled how humans solve complex problems by using strategies like hierarchical and counterfactual reasoning, demonstrating that the brain breaks down tasks into manageable parts and adapts strategies based on memory and situational cues, with implications for understanding human cognition and decision-making.
Researchers at Eötvös Loránd University investigated how and why people perceive the passage of time differently with age. They conducted a study with three age groups, 4-5, 9-10, and 18 years and older, and found that pre-kindergarteners perceived eventful videos as longer, while adults perceived uneventful videos as longer. The researchers attributed this to the use of different heuristics for comparing durations, with younger children relying on representativeness heuristics and older children and adults relying on sampling heuristics. The study highlights the complexity of understanding abstract concepts like time and the need to connect biological and cognitive pieces to fully understand them.