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ratio bias: a standalone construct

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Judgment and decision making

preferring a chance stated with larger numbers, such as 9 in 100 over 1 in 10, despite worse odds.

In judgment and decision making, ratio bias refers to preferring a chance stated with larger numbers, such as 9 in 100 over 1 in 10, despite worse odds. This meaning comes from Denes-Raj (1994) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]

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bias6 fields · 8 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs chance4 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs judgment2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Denes-Raj, V., & Epstein, S. (1994). Conflict between intuitive and rational processing: When people behave against their better judgment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 66(5), 819-829. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.66.5.819

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