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Is experiential-intuitive cognitive style more inclined to err on conjunction fallacy than analytical-rational cognitive style?

In terms of prediction by Epstein’s integrative theory of personality, cognitive-experiential self-theory (CEST), those people with experiential-intuitive cognitive style are more inclined to induce errors than the other people with analytical-rational cognitive style in the conjunction fallacy (two...

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Autor principal: Lu, Yong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4319392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25705198
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00085
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description In terms of prediction by Epstein’s integrative theory of personality, cognitive-experiential self-theory (CEST), those people with experiential-intuitive cognitive style are more inclined to induce errors than the other people with analytical-rational cognitive style in the conjunction fallacy (two events that can occur together are seen as more likely than at least one of the two events). We tested this prediction in a revised Linda problem. The results revealed that rational and experiential cognitive styles do not statistically influence the propensity for committing the conjunction fallacy, which is contrary to the CEST’s predictions. Based on the assumption that the rational vs. experiential processing is a personality trait with comparatively stabile specialities, these findings preliminarily indicate that those people who are characterized by “rational thinking” are not more inclined to use Bayes’ deduction than the other people who are labeled by “intuitive thinking” or by “poor thinking.”
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spelling pubmed-43193922015-02-20 Is experiential-intuitive cognitive style more inclined to err on conjunction fallacy than analytical-rational cognitive style? Lu, Yong Front Psychol Psychology In terms of prediction by Epstein’s integrative theory of personality, cognitive-experiential self-theory (CEST), those people with experiential-intuitive cognitive style are more inclined to induce errors than the other people with analytical-rational cognitive style in the conjunction fallacy (two events that can occur together are seen as more likely than at least one of the two events). We tested this prediction in a revised Linda problem. The results revealed that rational and experiential cognitive styles do not statistically influence the propensity for committing the conjunction fallacy, which is contrary to the CEST’s predictions. Based on the assumption that the rational vs. experiential processing is a personality trait with comparatively stabile specialities, these findings preliminarily indicate that those people who are characterized by “rational thinking” are not more inclined to use Bayes’ deduction than the other people who are labeled by “intuitive thinking” or by “poor thinking.” Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4319392/ /pubmed/25705198 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00085 Text en Copyright © 2015 Lu. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Is experiential-intuitive cognitive style more inclined to err on conjunction fallacy than analytical-rational cognitive style?
title Is experiential-intuitive cognitive style more inclined to err on conjunction fallacy than analytical-rational cognitive style?
title_full Is experiential-intuitive cognitive style more inclined to err on conjunction fallacy than analytical-rational cognitive style?
title_fullStr Is experiential-intuitive cognitive style more inclined to err on conjunction fallacy than analytical-rational cognitive style?
title_full_unstemmed Is experiential-intuitive cognitive style more inclined to err on conjunction fallacy than analytical-rational cognitive style?
title_short Is experiential-intuitive cognitive style more inclined to err on conjunction fallacy than analytical-rational cognitive style?
title_sort is experiential-intuitive cognitive style more inclined to err on conjunction fallacy than analytical-rational cognitive style?
topic Psychology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4319392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25705198
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00085
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