Robert M. Hamm (1998) Characterizing Individual Strategies Illuminates Nonoptimal Behavior . Psycoloquy: 9(49) Social Bias (2)
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Psycoloquy 9(49): Characterizing Individual Strategies Illuminates Nonoptimal Behavior

CHARACTERIZING INDIVIDUAL STRATEGIES ILLUMINATES NONOPTIMAL BEHAVIOR
Commentary on Krueger on Social-Bias

Robert M. Hamm
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
900 NE 10th St.
Oklahoma City OK 73104 USA
http://www.fammed.ouhsc.edu/robhamm/index.html

robert-hamm@ouhsc.edu

Abstract

It may be good, as Krueger proposes, to test two theories with specific predictions against one another, rather than "people reason ideally" (one specific point) against "people are biased" (all other points). But the kind of theory is very important. An example with multiple specific predictions is described. Because of its theoretical framework, it was able to yield useful conclusions.

Keywords

Bayes' rule, bias, hypothesis testing, individual differences probability, rationality, significance testing, social cognition, statistical inference

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