A pessimistic view of optimistic belief updating
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A pessimistic view of optimistic belief updating
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عنوان ژورنال: Cognitive Psychology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0010-0285
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2016.05.004