The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #145291   Message #3361390
Posted By: Ed T
09-Jun-12 - 04:55 PM
Thread Name: BS: actually.......
Subject: RE: BS: actually.......
""The Misconception: After you learn something new, you remember how you were once ignorant or wrong.

The Truth: You often look back on the things you've just learned and assume you knew them or believed them all along.""

""A recent study by researchers at Harvard shows as people grow older they tend to stick to old beliefs and find it difficult to accept conflicting information about topics they are already familiar with. The findings seem to suggest you can't teach an old dog new tricks.""

From the site below:






Hindsight Bias