| High-level reasoning and base-rate use: do we need cue-competition to explain the inverse base-rate effect? | |
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PMID: 11394684 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Previous accounts of the inverse base-rate effect (D. L. Medin & S. M. Edelson, 1988) have revolved around the concept of cue-competition. In this article, the authors propose that high-level reasoning in the form of an eliminative inference mechanism may contribute to the effect. A quantitative implementation of this idea demonstrates that it has the power by itself to produce the pattern of base-rate effects in the Medin and Edelson (1988) design. Four predictions are derived that contradict the predictions by attention to distinctive input (ADIT; J. K. Kruschke, 1996), up to date the most successful account of the inverse base-rate effect. Results from 3 experiments disconfirm the predictions by ADIT and demonstrate the importance of high-level reasoning in designs of the Medin and Edelson kind. Implications for the interpretation of the inverse base-rate effect and the attention-shifting mechanisms presumed by ADIT are discussed. |
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Authors:
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P Juslin; P Wennerholm; A Winman |
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Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition Volume: 27 ISSN: 0278-7393 ISO Abbreviation: J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn Publication Date: 2001 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-06-07 Completed Date: 2001-10-18 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8207540 Medline TA: J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 849-71 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, Umeå University, Sweden. peter.juslin@psy.umu.se |
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Adult Attention* Cues* Decision Making* Female Humans Male Models, Psychological Practice (Psychology) Problem Solving* |
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