Is that what Bayesians believe? Reply to Griffiths, Chater, Norris, and Pouget (2012)

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 423-426

  Bowers, Jeffrey S ^a   Davis, Colin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Bayes; Bayesian; Cognition; Optimal

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROSCIENCE; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY;

BAYES THEOREM; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROSCIENCES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84864508081     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027750     Document Type: Review

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