Perceived Informativeness of Facts.

Fischhoff, Baruch

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ERIC Number: EJ163631

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Publication Date: 1977

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Perceived Informativeness of Facts

Fischhoff, Baruch

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 3, 2, 349-358, May 77

There are many tasks in which people are called on to disregard information that they have already processed. Dealing with inadmissible evidence in a courtroom setting, second-guessing the past, etc. This research investigates such difficulties in a general form, using almanac-type questions. (Editor/RK)

Descriptors: Experimental Psychology, Experiments, Flow Charts, Information Processing, Memory, Perception Tests, Recall (Psychology), Research Methodology, Tables (Data)

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