We know when we're being lazy thinkers: Human thinkers are conscious cognitive misers

We know when we're being lazy thinkers: Human thinkers are conscious cognitive misers: A new study shows that human thinkers are conscious cognitive misers. Are we intellectually lazy? Yes we are, but we do know when we take the easy way out, according to a new study. Contrary to what psychologists believe, we are aware that we occasionally answer easier questions rather than the more complex ones we were asked, and we are also less confident about our answers when we do.