Even Professional Scientists Are Compelled to See Purpose in Nature
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 - 10:03
in Psychology & Sociology
A Boston University study by Deborah Kelemen, associate professor of psychology finds that when scientists are required to think under time pressure, an underlying tendency to find purpose in nature is revealed. The results provide the strongest evidence yet that the human mind has a robust default preference for purpose-based explanation that persists from early in development.