Human Inference: Strategies and Shortcomings of Social Judgment

ability accounts accuracy accurate action actor actual applied appropriate asked assessment associated attribution authors base rates behavior beliefs biased causal causes chapter characterization cognitive concern condition consider considerations correct course covariation critical decision demonstration described discussed domains effects errors estimates evidence example expected experience explanations extreme fact fail failure formal given heuristic human important individual inferences inferential influence instance intuitive judgments knowledge least less likelihood manipulations mean motivational Nisbett normative noted object observers one's outcomes particular people's perceptions performance perhaps person position possible predictions presented probably problems processes produced psychology question reason recognize reflect regression relationship relatively relevant reported representativeness response result sample schema scientist seems showed similar simple situation social sometimes statistical stereotypes stimuli strategies subjects success suggested task theory tion typical understanding vivid weight