The confidence heuristic: a game-theoretic analysis
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Game theory based on rational players with well-defined goals has been used to examine group decision-making. However, social factors based on social psychology theories may contribute to such models. A game-theoretic model that incorporates social influence and information effects is proposed. It assumes a social norm that determines information revelation, leading to decisions made according to a confidence heuristic. The results indicate that group polarization occurs even in the presence of irrational players. If these individuals increase in number, however, the norm cannot be maintained.
Publication Name: Journal of Economic Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0167-4870
Year: 1995
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Mental health in international adoptees as teenagers and young adults. An epidemiological study
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There are currently around 38,000 individuals in Sweden who have been adopted from around the world. A study into the mental health of teenagers/young adults who arrived in Sweden between 1970 and 1977 has revealed good mental health and self-esteem generally. Individuals who were not at ease with their identity were found to suffer from behavioural problems.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 1999
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Set-size and frequency-of-occurrence judgements in young and older adults: the role of the availability heuristic
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The mechanisms underlying set-size and frequency-of-occurrence judgments were found to be similar in experiments using path analysis. The availability heuristic did not appear to play a significant role. The role of adult age was also investigated.
Publication Name: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology: Part A: Human Experimental Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1464-0740
Year: 2000
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