Positive confirmation in rational and irrational learning

Martin Jones

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2008, vol. 37, issue 3, 1029-1046

Abstract: A new experiment is reported which tests for positive confirmation bias when subjects learn about a rule. The experiment reveals strong evidence of positive confirmation bias and corresponding violations of expected utility. This evidence for positive confirmation not only covers the search for evidence but also the use of it in making decisions. These results are consistent with and expand on previous results on the subject.

Date: 2008
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (2)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6W5H ... 809a37f43e5216f204a6
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:soceco:v:37:y:2008:i:3:p:1029-1046

Access Statistics for this article

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics) is currently edited by Pablo Brañas Garza

More articles in Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics) from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().