Essays about: "Representativeness heuristic"
Found 3 essays containing the words Representativeness heuristic.
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1. The Law of Small Numbers in Skewed Hiring Distributions: Consequences for Perceived Ethnicity Discrimination
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)Abstract : The law of small numbers bias is a representativeness heuristic that often leads individuals to draw extensive conclusions from small samples while underestimating the generalizability in larger ones. This study investigated whether individuals overestimate perceived discrimination in small employment samples and underestimate it in large ones. READ MORE
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2. Are normative probabilty judgments a "system two"-operation?
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : Previous research on human judgment and decision making has demonstrated systematic and predictable biases of judgment in experimental settings. One example of this is the tendency to intuitively violate the conjunction rule - a simple rule of probability. This was well illustrated in the famous Linda-problem. (Tversky & Kahneman, 1983). READ MORE
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3. Managerial Judgement : When Good Managers Make Bad Decisions
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för managementAbstract : Title: Managerial Judgment: When Good Managers Make Bad Decisions Author: Vincent B. Mashinji Supervisor: Anders Hiderstierna Department: School of Management, Blekinge Institute of Technology Course: Master Thesis in the Business Administration, 15 credit (ECTS) Background and Problem Discussion: “To err is human” once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition, there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes. READ MORE