When less is more in the recognition heuristic

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2010

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Smithson, Michael

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Society for Judgment and Decision Making

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The "less is more effect" (LIME) occurs when a recognition-dependent agent has a greater probability of choosing the better item than a more knowledgeable agent who recognizes more items. Goldstein and Gigerenzer (2002) define α as the probability that a

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Keywords: Choice; Less is more; Recognition heuristic

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Judgment and Decision Making

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Journal article

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2037-12-31