Optimal Persuasion under Confirmation Bias: Theory and Evidence From a Registered Report
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DOI: 10.1017/xps.2021.21
Abstract: Political actors face a trade-off when they try to influence the beliefs of voters about the effects of policy proposals. They want to sway voters maximally, yet voters may discount predictions that are inconsistent with… read more here.
Keywords: prior beliefs; persuasion; confirmation bias; confirmation ... See more keywords
Delusion Proneness is Linked to a Reduced Usage of Prior Beliefs in Perceptual Decisions
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DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbx189
Abstract: Predictive coding theories state an aberrant weighting of prior beliefs and present sensory information as a core computational pathology in psychosis. Specifically, it has been proposed that the influence of prior beliefs which attenuate improbable… read more here.
Keywords: decision; prior beliefs; beliefs perceptual; delusion proneness ... See more keywords
Exhaustivity and anti-exhaustivity in the RSA framework: Testing the effect of prior beliefs
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DOI: 10.1111/cogs.13286
Abstract: During communication, the interpretation of utterances is sensitive to a listener's probabilistic prior beliefs. In this paper, we focus on the influence of prior beliefs on so-called exhaustivity interpretations, whereby a sentence such as Mary… read more here.
Keywords: hand; framework; anti exhaustivity; exhaustivity ... See more keywords
When and why do people act on flawed science? Effects of anecdotes and prior beliefs on evidence-based decision-making
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DOI: 10.1186/s41235-021-00293-2
Abstract: Today’s citizens are expected to use evidence, frequently presented in the media, to inform decisions about health, behavior, and public policy. However, science misinformation is ubiquitous in the media, making it difficult to apply research… read more here.
Keywords: prior beliefs; flawed science; anecdotes prior; evidence ... See more keywords
Precision and False Perceptual Inference
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DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2018.00039
Abstract: Accurate perceptual inference fundamentally depends upon accurate beliefs about the reliability of sensory data. In this paper, we describe a Bayes optimal and biologically plausible scheme that refines these beliefs through a gradient descent on… read more here.
Keywords: prior beliefs; precision false; sensory precision; precision ... See more keywords