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REPRESENTATIVENESS HEURISTIC [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Social Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Industrial and Economic Psychology
CONT

The representativeness heuristic occurs when we estimate the probability of an event based on how similar it is to a known situation. In other words, we compare it to a situation, prototype, or stereotype we already have in mind.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Psychologie industrielle et économique
CONT

Une heuristique qui affecte nos estimations de probabilité est l'heuristique de représentativité. Celle-ci nous conduit à considérer que les choses similaires entretiennent des rapports privilégiés, notamment de cause à effet.

Key term(s)
  • euristique de représentativité

Spanish

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