Why do frequency formats improve Bayesian reasoning? Cognitive algorithms work on information, which needs representation

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Gigerenzer, G
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10.1017/S0140525X00041248
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
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In contrast to traditional research on base-rate neglect, an ecologically-oriented research program would analyze the correspondence between cognitive algorithms and the nature of information in the environment. Bayesian computations turn out to be simpler when information is represented in frequency formats as opposed to the probability formats used in previous research. Frequency formats often enable even uninstructed subjects to perform Bayesian reasoning.
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