There is no evidentiary silver bullet for the frequency adaptation hypothesis
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2003-08-11
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Special design criteria are largely unable to discriminate between claims that specific competencies in judgements under uncertainty are a result of an adaptation for representing naturally sampled frequencies, or due only to inherent properties of such a format. Because divisions between these perspectives are thin, evidence via additional criteria are persuasive only in combination, using inference to the best available explanation.
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Commentary reacting to article, Adaptationism–how to carry out an exaptationist program by Paul W. Andrews, Steven W. Gangestad and Dan Matthews. Link to the original article is included.
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Probability, Uncertainty, Instruction, Cognition, Judgment, Formats
