Year: 2000
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This study examined the effect of including a human figure drawing on the hindsight bias among undergraduate psychology students. Six groups were given a description of a 15 year-old boy who was experiencing school difficulties. Some of these groups also were given outcome information suggesting that the boy's difficulties were due either to social-emotional problems or to learning problems. In addition, some groups also were given a human figure drawing made by the boy. Participants then assigned likelihood probabilities to the two outcomes. Results of non-parametric analyses showed the hindsight bias for only one of the six groups. In contrast, results of parametric analyses showed a main effect for the outcome variable. Results are discussed in terms of previous research on the hindsight bias.
Author: Dufresne, Elizabeth A.
Institution: University of Rhode Island
Language: English
Subfield: General Decision Sciences
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W2979293347