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ERIC Number: EJ426203
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
The Use of Judgment Heuristics to Make Social and Object Decisions: A Developmental Perspective.
Jacobs, Janis E.; Potenza, Maria
Child Development, v62 n1 p166-78 Feb 1991
In a study of the use of baserates and the representativeness heuristic, children and college students made judgments about scenarios that varied by domain and information provided. The use of baserates and heuristic, and the consistency between subjects' choices and rationales, increased with age. Use of individuating information developed early. (BC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, College Students, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Heuristics, Problem Solving, Stereotypes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Base Rate Approach; Probabilistic Reasoning; Social Decision Schemes; Strategy Choice