Experimental practices in economics: A methodological challenge for psychologists?
This target article is concerned with the implications of the surprisingly different experimental
practices in economics and in areas of psychology relevant to both economists and …
practices in economics and in areas of psychology relevant to both economists and …
The sunk cost and Concorde effects: Are humans less rational than lower animals?
The sunk cost effect is a maladaptive economic behavior that is manifested in a greater
tendency to continue an endeavor once an investment in money, effort, or time has been …
tendency to continue an endeavor once an investment in money, effort, or time has been …
Cognitive distortions as a component and treatment focus of pathological gambling: a review.
EE Fortune, AS Goodie - Psychology of addictive behaviors, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
The literature on the role of cognitive distortions in the understanding and treatment of
pathological gambling (PG) is reviewed, with sections focusing on (a) conceptual …
pathological gambling (PG) is reviewed, with sections focusing on (a) conceptual …
Notes on discounting
H Rachlin - Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In general, if a variable can be expressed as a function of its own maximum value, that
function may be called a discount function. Delay discounting and probability discounting …
function may be called a discount function. Delay discounting and probability discounting …
Towards a balanced social psychology: Causes, consequences, and cures for the problem-seeking approach to social behavior and cognition
JI Krueger, DC Funder - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2004 - cambridge.org
Mainstream social psychology focuses on how people characteristically violate norms of
action through social misbehaviors such as conformity with false majority judgments …
action through social misbehaviors such as conformity with false majority judgments …
Cognitive illusions, heuristics, and climate prediction
N Nicholls - Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 1999 - journals.ametsoc.org
A number of studies in meteorological journals have documented some of the constraints to
the effective use of climate forecasts. One major constraint, the considerable difficulty people …
the effective use of climate forecasts. One major constraint, the considerable difficulty people …
A general population comparison of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) and the Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN)
TS Brugha, R Jenkins, N Taub, H Meltzer… - Psychological …, 2001 - cambridge.org
Background. In psychiatric surveys of the general population, there has been considerable
discrepancy between diagnoses obtained by fully structured interviews and those …
discrepancy between diagnoses obtained by fully structured interviews and those …
[HTML][HTML] Effects of visualizing statistical information–an empirical study on tree diagrams and 2× 2 tables
In their research articles, scholars often use 2× 2 tables or tree diagrams including natural
frequencies in order to illustrate Bayesian reasoning situations to their peers. Interestingly …
frequencies in order to illustrate Bayesian reasoning situations to their peers. Interestingly …
[HTML][HTML] A new visualization for probabilistic situations containing two binary events: the frequency net
In teaching statistics in secondary schools and at university, two visualizations are primarily
used when situations with two dichotomous characteristics are represented: 2× 2 tables and …
used when situations with two dichotomous characteristics are represented: 2× 2 tables and …
Task representations, strategy variability, and base-rate neglect.
MC Lovett, CD Schunn - Journal of Experimental Psychology …, 1999 - psycnet.apa.org
The authors present a new model called RCCL (pronounced" ReCyCLe"; Represent the
task, Construct a set of action strategies consistent with the task representation, Choose from …
task, Construct a set of action strategies consistent with the task representation, Choose from …