When researcher Karl Teigen gave students the actual proverb "fear is stronger than love," most rated it as true. When he gave others the reverse form, "love is stronger than fear,"

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In the given scenario, the reverse form is actually the opposite of the original proverb, so logically it should be false. However, research suggests that when people hear a statement that contains a well-known idea or concept (in this case fear and love), they tend to rate the statement as true without giving much thought to it. Therefore, when presented with the reverse form "love is stronger than fear," most people continued to rate it as true, even though it was actually false.

When Researcher Karl Teigen Gave Students the Actual Proverb "Fear