Sökning: "hindsight bias"
Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden hindsight bias.
1. Knowing if you would have known : A model of the hindsight bias
Sammanfattning : A common finding in previous research on judgment under uncertainty is that when participants are presented with the correct answer to a general knowledge item or feedback about the actual outcome of an event they respond as if they "knew-it-all-along", as if the presented answer or outcome was easy to predict. The present thesis consists of ten experiments and offers a new theoretical model of this phenomenon, commonly referred to as hindsight bias. LÄS MER
2. Criminal investigation: Motivation, emotion and cognition in the processing of evidence
Sammanfattning : This thesis examines biases in judgments made in the context of criminal investigation, drawing theoretically on frameworks developed in social and cognitive psychology. Study I investigated the existence of confirmation bias in the interpretation of criminal evidence, and the need for cognitive closure (NFC) as a potential moderator. LÄS MER