Robert M. Hamm (1998) Characterizing Individual Strategies Illuminates Nonoptimal Behavior
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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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