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Wolfe, Christopher R.; Fisher, Christopher R. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
Little is known about individual differences in integrating numeric base-rates and qualitative text in making probability judgments. Fuzzy-Trace Theory predicts a preference for fuzzy processing. We conducted six studies to develop the FPPI, a reliable and valid instrument assessing individual differences in this fuzzy processing preference. It…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Cognitive Processes, Probability, Decision Making
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Reyna, Valerie F.; Brainerd, Charles J. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2008
"Numeracy," so-called on analogy with literacy, is essential for making health and other social judgments in everyday life [Reyna, V. F., & Brainerd, C. J. (in press). The importance of mathematics in health and human judgment: Numeracy, risk communication, and medical decision making. "Learning and Individual Differences."]. Recent research on…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Recognition (Psychology), Probability, Cognitive Development
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Reyna, Valerie F.; Brainerd, Charles J. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2007
Mathematics achievement is important in its own right, and is increasingly recognized as crucial to the nation's economy [National Mathematics Panel, 2006. "National Mathematics Advisory Panel: Strengthening Math Education Through Research." Accessed September 29, 2006 from http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/mathpanel/factsheet.html.; National…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Numeracy, National Surveys, Probability