The inherence heuristic is inherent in humans

The inherence heuristic is too broad as a theoretical notion. The authors are at risk of applying their own heuristic in supporting itself. Nonetheless the article provides useful insight into the ways in which people overestimate the coherence and completeness of their understanding of the world.

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Published inThe Behavioral and brain sciences Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 490 - 491
Main Author Hampton, James A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.10.2014
Subjects
Cognition
Concept Formation
Heuristic
Heuristics
Humans
Learning
Logic
Open Peer Commentary
Problem solving
Risk
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Summary:The inherence heuristic is too broad as a theoretical notion. The authors are at risk of applying their own heuristic in supporting itself. Nonetheless the article provides useful insight into the ways in which people overestimate the coherence and completeness of their understanding of the world.
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ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X13003749