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positivetests
Sensitivity to hypothesis size during information search
Shows that, as predicted by a rational analysis, people prefer a positive test strategy more when hypotheses are sparse.
Hypothesis generation, the positive test strategy, and sparse categories
Reveals that positive tests are a rational strategy in a world (like ours) where most hypotheses (and categories) are sparse.
Confirmation bias is rational when hypotheses are sparse
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