Exploring the Overestimation of Conjunctive Probabilities

People often overestimate probabilities of conjunctive events. The authors explored whether the accuracy of conjunctive probability estimates can be improved by increased experience with relevant constituent events and by using memory aids. The first experiment showed that increased experience with...

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Main Authors: Håkan eNilsson, Jörg eRieskamp, Mirjam eJenny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00101/full