Scarcity affects cognitive biases: The case of the illusion of causality
Previous research indicates that economic scarcity affects people's judgments, decisions, and cognition in a variety of contexts, and with various consequences. We hypothesized that scarcity could sometimes reduce cognitive biases. Specifically, it could reduce the causal illusion, a cognitive...
Main Authors: | Aranzazu Vinas, Fernando Blanco, Helena Matute |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-09-01
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Series: | Acta Psychologica |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000169182300183X |
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