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Typological thinking, statistical significance, and the methodological divergence of experimental psychology and economics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 November 2001

Charles F. Blaich
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 blaichc@wabash.edu
Humberto Barreto
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN 47933 barretoh@wabash.edu www.wabash.edu/depart/economic/barretoh/barretoh.html
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Abstract

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While correctly describing the differences in current practices between experimental psychologists and economists, Hertwig and Ortmann do not provide a compelling explanation for these differences. Our explanation focuses on the fact that psychologists view the world as composed of categories and types. This discrete organizational scheme results in merely testing nulls and wider variation in observed practices in experimental psychology.

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Brief Report
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press