Availability heuristic in judgments of set size and frequency of occurrence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6203015 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melvin Manis (University of Michigan, corresponding author), Jonathan Shedler (Adelphi University), John Jonides, Thomas E Nelson (0000-0001-5386-0491, The Ohio State University) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 448-457 |
| Publication date | 1993-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.65.3.448 |
| OpenAlex | W4240972040 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 9 |
The availability heuristic has been widely cited as an important factor in the judgment process. However, the evidence that availability is important in judging category size is not fully convincing. Moreover, several reports suggest that availability may not be a factor in judging frequency of occurrence. Path analysis was used in 3 experiments designed to assess the role of memorial availability in judgments of category size and frequency of occurrence. In judging set size, there was consistent support for the availability heuristic; that is, set size judgments were reliably influenced by the contents of memory. By contrast, in accordance with earlier results, availability was not a significant factor when Ss judged frequency of occurrence
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2021 (28) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |