A confirmation bias in perceptual decisionmaking due to hierarchical approximate inference

Making good decisions requires updating beliefs according to new evidence. This is a dynamical process that is prone to biases: In some cases, beliefs become entrenched and resistant to new evidence (leading to primacy effects), while in other cases, beliefs fade over time and rely primarily on late...

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Main Authors: Beck, J.M (Author), Chattoraj, A. (Author), Haefner, R.M (Author), Lange, R.D (Author), Yates, J.L (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2021
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