Both numbers were obviously way off, but when the students were then asked to guess the actual age at which he died, the first group's answers averaged to 50 while the second group's averaged to 67.
Kedua usia sama-sama mustahil, tapi kemudian responden diminta menebak usia meninggal beliau sebenarnya, grup pertama rata-rata menjawab 50 tahun, sedangkan grup kedua 67 tahun.