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Peer reviewedOlson, Chester L. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1976
In three experiments involving situations previously called upon in support of representativeness theory, questionnaire responses from 265 university students demonstrated systematic biases that deviated sharply from the obvious predictions of the theory. The implications for representativeness theory are discussed. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Bias, Cognitive Processes, Experimental Psychology, Experiments
Peer reviewedBoykin, A. Wade – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 1977
On each of 10 trials, 80 college students were presented with a different set of five anagram tasks varying in complexity. Half the subjects rated the tasks for the amount of interestingness and half for the amount of pleasantness. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Charts, Difficulty Level, Experimental Psychology, Problem Solving
