Good Fences Make for Good Neighbors but Bad Science: A Review of What Improves Bayesian Reasoning and Why

Bayesian reasoning, defined here as the updating of a posterior probability following new information, has historically been problematic for humans. Classic psychology experiments have tested human Bayesian reasoning through the use of word problems and have evaluated each participant’s performance...

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Main Authors: Gary L. Brase, W. Trey eHill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00340/full