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What is an ecologically rational heuristic?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2001

Stephen E. Newstead
Stephen E. Newstead
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA United [email protected]
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Abstract

The notion of ecological rationality, although plausible, does not readily lead to testable predictions. This is illustrated with respect to heuristics in syllogistic reasoning. Several possible heuristics have been proposed but ecological rationality does not appear to offer a sensible rationale for choosing between these.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 5 , October 2000 , pp. 759 - 760
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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