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Enhancing sensitivity to base-rates: Natural frequencies are not enough

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2007

Edmund Fantino  and
Stephanie Stolarz-Fantino
Edmund Fantino
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of CaliforniaSan Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0109. efantino@ucsd.edusfantino@psy.ucsd.edu
Stephanie Stolarz-Fantino
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of CaliforniaSan Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0109. efantino@ucsd.edusfantino@psy.ucsd.edu
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Abstract

We present evidence supporting the target article's assertion that while the presentation of base-rate information in a natural frequency format can be helpful in enhancing sensitivity to base rates, method of presentation is not a panacea. Indeed, we review studies demonstrating that when subjects directly experience base rates as natural frequencies in a trial-by-trial setting, they evince large base-rate neglect.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , June 2007 , pp. 262 - 263
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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