When they were interviewed after the study, all the participants said that they firmly believed that the learning and punishment study served a worthy scientific purpose which would have enduring gains for science, as opposed to the momentary, nonfatal discomfort caused to the participants.
ir kadangi smegenys mėgsta matyti dėsningumus ten, kur jų nėra, žiūrime į pasikartojimus ir priskiriame jiems reikšmę ir sakome: „Taip, jis šiandien geros formos“, nors išties gautųsi taip pat, jei skaičiuotum pataikymus ir nepataikymus atsitiktinai.