Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases.

Author(s)
Tversky, A. & Kahneman, D.
Year
Abstract

Three heuristics are described that are employed in making judgements under uncertainty (1) representativeness (2) availability of instances or scenarios, and (3) adjustment from an anchor. These heuristics are highly economical and usually effective, but they lead to systematic and predictable errors.

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B 26165 fo /01 /83.2 /
Source

From: Science, 185 (1974) p. 1-20.

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