Search for dissertations about: "peter juslin"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words peter juslin.

  2. 11. Anchoring biases in estimations of age, weight and height

    Author : Linda Langeborg; Mårten Eriksson; Peter Juslin; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anchoring; anchor effects; own-anchor effect; assimilation; contrast; age estimation; weight estimation; height estimation; social judgments;

    Abstract : The main purpose of this thesis was to study the circumstances under which anchoring biases occur for estimation of age, weight and height. Paper I investigated accuracy and biases in age estimates made by salespersons with experience in age estimation, compared to a control group without any similar experience. READ MORE

  4. 12. Confirmation Bias in Criminal Cases

    Author : Moa Lidén; Minna Gräns; Peter Juslin; Steven Penrod; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; legal decision making; bias; confirmation bias; criminal cases; criminal procedure; police; prosecutor; judge; legal system; empirical legal research; evidence based law; debiasing technique; Jurisprudence; Allmän rättslära;

    Abstract : Confirmation bias is a tendency to selectively search for and emphasize information that is consistent with a preferred hypothesis, whereas opposing information is ignored or downgraded. This thesis examines the role of confirmation bias in criminal cases, primarily focusing on the Swedish legal setting. READ MORE

  5. 13. Is the Intuitive Statistician Eager or Lazy? : Exploring the Cognitive Processes of Intuitive Statistical Judgments

    Author : Marcus Lindskog; Anders Winman; Peter Juslin; Klaus Fiedler; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Lazy intuitive statistician; Eager intuitive statistician; Intuitive statistics; Sampling model; Numerical cognition; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Numerical information is ubiquitous and people are continuously engaged in evaluating it by means of intuitive statistical judgments. Much research has evaluated if people’s judgments live up to the norms of statistical theory but directed far less attention to the cognitive processes that underlie the judgments. READ MORE

  6. 14. Integrating Probability- and Value Information in Judgment and Decision-Making under Risk : Cognitive Processes, Competence, and Performance

    Author : Philip Millroth; Peter Juslin; Bettina Von Helversen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Judgment; Decision-making; Risk; Cognition; Information pro-cessing; Information integration; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Many instances in human affairs involve considering the value of different outcomes and the probability (or risk) of these outcomes occuring (e.g., gambling, financial decision-making, medical decision-making, criminal behavior). READ MORE

  7. 15. In Search of Prototypes and Feminist Bank-Tellers: Exploring the Representativeness Heuristic

    Author : Håkan Nilsson; Peter Juslin; Karl Halvor Teigen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Psychology; Cognitive psychology; Subjective probability; Representativeness heuristic; PROBEX; Category learning; Cognitive modeling; Conjunction fallacy; Psykologi;

    Abstract : According to the heuristics and biases approach, the representativeness heuristic (RH) is one of the heuristics available for assessing subjective probabilities (A. Tversky & D. Kahneman, 1974). A subjective probability assessed by the RH is determined by how representative the target object is of the target category. READ MORE