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optimal data selection: a standalone construct

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Cognitive psychology

the account that choices on the Wason selection task reflect seeking the most informative evidence under probabilistic assumptions.

In cognitive psychology, optimal data selection refers to the account that choices on the Wason selection task reflect seeking the most informative evidence under probabilistic assumptions. This meaning comes from Oaksford (1994) in Psychological Review.[1]

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evidence2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs selection4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs Wason selection task1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Oaksford, M., & Chater, N. (1994). A rational analysis of the selection task as optimal data selection. Psychological Review, 101(4), 608-631. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-295x.101.4.608

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