Apparent age and gender differences in survival optimism: To what extent are they a bias in the translation of beliefs onto a percentage scale?

A standard way to elicit expectations asks for the percentage chance an event will occur. Previous research demonstrates noise in reported percentages. The current research models a bias; a five percentage point change in reported probabilities implies a larger change in beliefs at certain points in...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: David A. Comerford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Judgment and Decision Making 2021-07-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.sjdm.org/21/210219/jdm210219.pdf