The formulation of the conditional probability in classical tasks does not guarantee the effective transmission of the independence of the hit rate from the base rate. In these kinds of tasks, data are all available, but subjects are able to understand them in the specific meanings proper to a specialized language only if these are adequately transmitted. From this perspective, the partitive formulation should not be considered a facilitation, but rather, a way of effectively transmitting the conditional probability. © 2007 Cambridge University Press.
Macchi, L., Bagassi, M. (2007). The underinformative formulation of conditional probability. BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES, 30(3), 274-275 [10.1017/S0140525X07001823].
The underinformative formulation of conditional probability
MACCHI, LAURA;BAGASSI, MARIA
2007
Abstract
The formulation of the conditional probability in classical tasks does not guarantee the effective transmission of the independence of the hit rate from the base rate. In these kinds of tasks, data are all available, but subjects are able to understand them in the specific meanings proper to a specialized language only if these are adequately transmitted. From this perspective, the partitive formulation should not be considered a facilitation, but rather, a way of effectively transmitting the conditional probability. © 2007 Cambridge University Press.
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