The study did not examine the possibility of deep psychological significance to the mistake, says psychologist David Rubin, "but it does tell us who's in and who's out of the group."

心理学家大卫·鲁宾说，这项研究并没有考察这一错误是否具有深刻的心理意义，“但它确实告诉了我们这种情况一般发生在哪些人身上。”