Intuitive confidence: Choosing between intuitive and nonintuitive alternatives

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 409-428

  Simmons, Joseph P ^a,d   Nelson, Leif D ^b,c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Decision making in sports gambling; Dual process; Inferential correction and adjustment; Overconfidence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DECISION MAKING; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INTUITION; LEARNING; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DECISION MAKING; FOOTBALL; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTUITION; PROBABILITY LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SET (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33746599147     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.135.3.409     Document Type: Article

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