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Naturally nested, but why dual process?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2007

Ben Newell  and
Brett Hayes
Ben Newell
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia. ben.newell@unsw.edu.aub.hayes@unsw.edu.auhttp://www2.psy.unsw.edu.au/Users/BNewell
Brett Hayes
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia. ben.newell@unsw.edu.aub.hayes@unsw.edu.auhttp://www2.psy.unsw.edu.au/Users/BNewell
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Abstract

The article by Barbey & Sloman (B&S) provides a valuable framework for integrating research on base-rate neglect and respect. The theoretical arguments and data supporting the nested set model are persuasive. But we found the dual-process account to be under-specified and less compelling. Our concerns are based on (a) inconsistencies within the literature cited by B&S, and (b) studies of base-rate neglect in categorization.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , June 2007 , pp. 276 - 277
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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