Why The Bias To Study Biases? Commentary On Krueger On Social-Bias
Document Type
Response or Comment
Publication Date
2000
Published In
Psycoloquy
Abstract
I agree with Krueger (1998) that social psychologists place disproportionate emphasis on errors and biases in social perception, often neglecting instances in which lay perceivers offer appropriate and reasonable responses. Yet even if Krueger is correct in asserting that such errors are rarer than portrayed in the social psychological literature, there are still valid reasons for studying them.
Keywords
Bayes' rule, bias, hypothesis testing, individual differences probability, rationality, significance testing, social cognition, statistical inference
Recommended Citation
Andrew Ward.
(2000).
"Why The Bias To Study Biases? Commentary On Krueger On Social-Bias".
Psycoloquy.
Volume 11,
Issue 123.
https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-psychology/7