Bayesian Revision vs. Information Distortion

The rational status of the Bayesian calculus for revising likelihoods is compromised by the common but still unfamiliar phenomenon of information distortion. This bias is the distortion in the evaluation of a new datum toward favoring the currently preferred option in a decision or judgment. While t...

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Main Author: J. Edward Russo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01550/full