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A theory of learning to infer

2019-05-20

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Bayesian theories of cognition assume that people can integrate probabilities rationally. However, several empirical findings contradict this proposition: human probabilistic inferences are prone to systematic deviations from optimality. Puzzlingly, these deviations sometimes go in opposite directions. Whereas some studies suggest that people under-react to prior probabilities ( base rate neglect ), other studies...

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cd111940-637a-535a-a423-6f9933916f9f
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10.1101/644534
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