On the reality of cognitive illusions. Kahneman, D. & Tversky, A. Psychol Rev, 103(3):582-91; discusion 592-6, 1996. abstract bibtex The study of heuristics and biases in judgement has been criticized in several publications by G. Gigerenzer, who argues that "biases are not biases" and "heuristics are meant to explain what does not exist" (1991, p. 102). The article responds to Gigerenzer's critique and shows that it misrepresents the authors' theoretical position and ignores critical evidence. Contrary to Gigerenzer's central empirical claim, judgments of frequency–not only subjective probabilities–are susceptible to large and systematic biases. A postscript responds to Gigerenzer's (1996) reply.
@Article{Kahneman1996,
author = {D. Kahneman and A. Tversky},
journal = {Psychol Rev},
title = {On the reality of cognitive illusions.},
year = {1996},
number = {3},
pages = {582-91; discusion 592-6},
volume = {103},
abstract = {The study of heuristics and biases in judgement has been criticized
in several publications by G. Gigerenzer, who argues that "biases
are not biases" and "heuristics are meant to explain what does not
exist" (1991, p. 102). The article responds to Gigerenzer's critique
and shows that it misrepresents the authors' theoretical position
and ignores critical evidence. Contrary to Gigerenzer's central empirical
claim, judgments of frequency--not only subjective probabilities--are
susceptible to large and systematic biases. A postscript responds
to Gigerenzer's (1996) reply.},
keywords = {Attention, Cognition, Humans, Non-P.H.S., Optical Illusions, P.H.S., Psychophysics, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, 8759048},
}
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