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- Title
Quantum probability and comparative cognition.
- Authors
Grace, Randolph C.; Kemp, Simon
- Abstract
Evolution would favor organisms that can make recurrent decisions in accordance with classical probability (CP) theory, because such choices would be optimal in the long run. This is illustrated by the base-rate fallacy and probability matching, where nonhumans choose optimally but humans do not. Quantum probability (QP) theory may be able to account for these species differences in terms of orthogonal versus nonorthogonal representations.
- Subjects
QUANTUM theory; PROBABILITY theory; COGNITION; DECISION making; ORGANISMS; COMPARATIVE studies; BASE rate fallacies
- Publication
Behavioral & Brain Sciences, 2013, Vol 36, Issue 3, p287
- ISSN
0140-525X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0140525X12002968