Adding is favoured over subtracting in problem solving

Tom Meyvis () and Heeyoung Yoon ()

Nature, 2021, vol. 592, issue 7853, 189-190

Abstract: A series of problem-solving experiments reveal that people are more likely to consider solutions that add features than solutions that remove them, even when removing features is more efficient.

Keywords: Psychology; Human behaviour (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-021-00592-0

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