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... ability than to luck , effort , or the easiness of the task ( Weiner and colleagues 1972 ) . It is important to note that most of the studies showing normatively justified causal inferences used quite impoverished stimulus materials ...
... ability than to luck , effort , or the easiness of the task ( Weiner and colleagues 1972 ) . It is important to note that most of the studies showing normatively justified causal inferences used quite impoverished stimulus materials ...
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... Ability Attributions Though we have two , quite satisfactory , theoretical explanations of the general failure of consensus information to exert sufficient influence on at- tributions , there is one domain in which it is clear that ...
... Ability Attributions Though we have two , quite satisfactory , theoretical explanations of the general failure of consensus information to exert sufficient influence on at- tributions , there is one domain in which it is clear that ...
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... ability to assess their feelings or beliefs but ended by ex- amining their ability to make causal inferences . The question " What emotion am I feeling ? " became " What stimulus is causing me to feel aroused ? ” Similarly the question ...
... ability to assess their feelings or beliefs but ended by ex- amining their ability to make causal inferences . The question " What emotion am I feeling ? " became " What stimulus is causing me to feel aroused ? ” Similarly the question ...
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inferential problems and the formal scientific | 8 |
summary | 15 |
the representativeness heuristic | 24 |
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