Experiments by Brown University psychologists have produced positive evidence that people often think about positive evidence the wrong way — if it is weak. Defying logic, people given weak evidence can regard predictions supported by that evidence as less likely than if they aren’t given the evidence at all.
Source: Eurekalert
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Title | Is no evidence more persuasive than weak evidence? |
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Author | Eric Barker |
Date | March 18, 2011 7:17 PM UTC (13 years ago) |
Blog | bakadesuyo |
Archive Link |
https://theredarchive.com/blog/bakadesuyo/is-no-evidence-more-persuasive-than-weak-evidence.16069 https://theredarchive.com/blog/16069 |
Original Link | https://www.bakadesuyo.com/2011/03/is-no-evidence-more-persuasive-than-weak-evid/ |
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