Is Experiential-intuitive Cognitive Style More Inclined to Err on Conjunction Fallacy than Analytical-rational Cognitive Style?
In terms of prediction by Epstein’s integrative theory of personality, Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory (CEST), those people with experiential-intuitive cognitive style are more inclined to induce errors than the other people with analytical-rational cognitive style in the conjunction fallacy (two...
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| description | In terms of prediction by Epstein’s integrative theory of personality, Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory (CEST), those people with experiential-intuitive cognitive style are more inclined to induce errors than the other people with analytical-rational cognitive style in the conjunction fallacy (two events that can occur together are seen as more likely than at least one of the two events). We tested this prediction in a revised Linda problem. The results revealed that rational and experiential cognitive styles do not statistically influence the propensity for committing the conjunction fallacy, which is contrary to the CEST’s predictions. Based on the assumption that the rational vs. experiential processing is a personality trait with comparatively stabile specialities, these findings preliminarily indicate that those people who are characterized by rational thinking are not more inclined to use Bayes’ deduction than the other people who are labeled by intuitive thinking or by poor thinking. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d9c49732e4e943388b72fdec5fb050222022-12-21T19:31:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782015-02-01610.3389/fpsyg.2015.00085125613Is Experiential-intuitive Cognitive Style More Inclined to Err on Conjunction Fallacy than Analytical-rational Cognitive Style?Yong eLu0Yong eLu1Oral Roberts UniversityUniversity of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyIn terms of prediction by Epstein’s integrative theory of personality, Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory (CEST), those people with experiential-intuitive cognitive style are more inclined to induce errors than the other people with analytical-rational cognitive style in the conjunction fallacy (two events that can occur together are seen as more likely than at least one of the two events). We tested this prediction in a revised Linda problem. The results revealed that rational and experiential cognitive styles do not statistically influence the propensity for committing the conjunction fallacy, which is contrary to the CEST’s predictions. Based on the assumption that the rational vs. experiential processing is a personality trait with comparatively stabile specialities, these findings preliminarily indicate that those people who are characterized by rational thinking are not more inclined to use Bayes’ deduction than the other people who are labeled by intuitive thinking or by poor thinking.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00085/fullindividual differencesInformation ProcessingConjunction fallacycognitive styleintuitive thinkingpoor thinking |
| spellingShingle | Yong eLu Yong eLu Is Experiential-intuitive Cognitive Style More Inclined to Err on Conjunction Fallacy than Analytical-rational Cognitive Style? Frontiers in Psychology individual differences Information Processing Conjunction fallacy cognitive style intuitive thinking poor thinking |
| title | Is Experiential-intuitive Cognitive Style More Inclined to Err on Conjunction Fallacy than Analytical-rational Cognitive Style? |
| title_full | Is Experiential-intuitive Cognitive Style More Inclined to Err on Conjunction Fallacy than Analytical-rational Cognitive Style? |
| title_fullStr | Is Experiential-intuitive Cognitive Style More Inclined to Err on Conjunction Fallacy than Analytical-rational Cognitive Style? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is Experiential-intuitive Cognitive Style More Inclined to Err on Conjunction Fallacy than Analytical-rational Cognitive Style? |
| title_short | Is Experiential-intuitive Cognitive Style More Inclined to Err on Conjunction Fallacy than Analytical-rational Cognitive Style? |
| title_sort | is experiential intuitive cognitive style more inclined to err on conjunction fallacy than analytical rational cognitive style |
| topic | individual differences Information Processing Conjunction fallacy cognitive style intuitive thinking poor thinking |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00085/full |
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