"the “sticky nugget” — its “stickiness” attaches itself to what we know reaffirming our current beliefs." Wow. Such an interesting and thought provoking topic Tovah. I see this playing out in real life, just never knew it had a name. Those sample questions reminded me of the riddle: Where we're told to repeat the word "silk" three times in a row. Then we're asked the question: "What does a cow drink?" Most people respond "milk" which of course we know that's not the answer (unless you're talking about a nursing calf ). Thanks for the story :-)