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Kissing cousins but not identical twins: The denominator neglect and base-rate respect models

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2007

C. J. Brainerd
C. J. Brainerd
Affiliation:
Departments of Human Development and Psychology and Cornell Law School, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 148453. cb299@cornell.eduhttp://www.human.cornell.edu/che/bio.cfm?netid=cb299
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Abstract

Barbey & Sloman's (B&S's) base-rate respect model is anticipated by Reyna's denominator neglect model. There are parallels at three levels: (a) explanations are grounded in a general cognitive theory (rather than in domain-specific ideas); (b) problem structure is treated as a key source of reasoning errors; and most importantly, (c) nested set relations are seen as the cause of base-rate neglect.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , June 2007 , pp. 257 - 258
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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