Crowd control: reducing individual estimation bias by sharing biased social information

• Main Authors: Jayles, Bertrand, Sire, Clément, Kurvers, Ralf H. J. M.
• Other Authors: Institute of Catastrophe Risk Management (ICRM)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::General; Bias; Decision Making
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161046
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Cognitive biases are widespread in humans and animals alike, and can sometimes be reinforced by social interactions. One prime bias in judgment and decision-making is the human tendency to underestimate large quantities. Previous research on social influence in estimation tasks has generally focused...