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Direct linkFiedler, Klaus – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2008
Computer simulations and 2 experiments demonstrate the ultimate sampling dilemma, which constitutes a serious obstacle to inductive inferences in a probabilistic world. Participants were asked to take the role of a manager who is to make purchasing decisions based on positive versus negative feedback about 3 providers in 2 different product…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Purchasing, Information Sources, Search Strategies
