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Speed, frugality, and the empirical basis of Take-The-Best

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2001

Mike Oaksford
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF1 3YG, Wales, United Kingdomoaksford@cardiff.ac.uk www.cardiff.ac.uk/psych/oaksford

Abstract

This commentary questions the claim that Take-The-Best provides a cognitively more plausible account of cue utilisation in decision making because it is faster and more frugal than alternative algorithms. It is also argued that the experimental evidence for Take-The-Best, or non-integrative algorithms, is weak and appears consistent with people normally adopting an integrative approach to cue utilisation.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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