Correlation Neglect in Belief Formation
Correlation Neglect in Belief Formation
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Oxford University Press
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English
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Many information structures generate correlated rather than mutually independent signals, the news media being a prime example. This article provides experimental evidence that many people neglect the resulting double-counting problem in the updating process. In consequence, beliefs are too sensitive to the ubiquitous “telling and re-telling of sto...
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Correlation Neglect in Belief Formation
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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1093_restud_rdx081
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1093_restud_rdx081
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0034-6527
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1467-937X
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10.1093/restud/rdx081
