Base-rate training without case cues reduces base-rate neglect
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Base-rate training without case cues reduces base-rate neglect.
Base-rate neglect is a persistent phenomenon in which subjects do not place sufficient weight on the probabilities of occurrence of relevant events. Two experiments with college students support the hypothesis that base-rate neglect may be minimized by providing base-rate training in the absence of case, or witness, cues, prior to introducing (or reintroducing) these cues. In Experiment 1, the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1069-9384,1531-5320
DOI: 10.3758/bf03212337