Intuitive theories of events and the effects of base-rate information on prediction

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1977, Pages 303-314

  Ajzen, Icek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

base rate information, prediction, college students; intuitive theories of events

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001111897     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.35.5.303     Document Type: Article

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