ERIC Number: EJ934582
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Publication Date: 2011-Jul
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Fluent, Fast, and Frugal? A Formal Model Evaluation of the Interplay between Memory, Fluency, and Comparative Judgments
Hilbig, Benjamin E.; Erdfelder, Edgar; Pohl, Rudiger F.
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, v37 n4 p827-839 Jul 2011
A new process model of the interplay between memory and judgment processes was recently suggested, assuming that retrieval fluency--that is, the speed with which objects are recognized--will determine inferences concerning such objects in a single-cue fashion. This aspect of the fluency heuristic, an extension of the recognition heuristic, has remained largely untested due to methodological difficulties. To overcome the latter, we propose a measurement model from the class of multinomial processing tree models that can estimate true single-cue reliance on recognition and retrieval fluency. We applied this model to aggregate and individual data from a probabilistic inference experiment and considered both goodness of fit and model complexity to evaluate different hypotheses. The results were relatively clear-cut, revealing that the fluency heuristic is an unlikely candidate for describing comparative judgments concerning recognized objects. These findings are discussed in light of a broader theoretical view on the interplay of memory and judgment processes. (Contains 3 figures, 2 tables and 5 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Stimuli, Heuristics, Memory, Goodness of Fit, Probability, Inferences, Evaluation, Comparative Analysis, Cues, Prediction, Models, Experiments, Bayesian Statistics, Hypothesis Testing
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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