What is most likely? (a)Paul is a nurse. (b)Paul is a doctor.Base-rate neglect refers to the propensity for individuals to underweight or ignore the base-rate information (i.e., 995 nurses/5 doctors) in lieu of the more intuitive stereotypical information (i.e., Paul more closely resembles the stereotype of a doctor than a nurse).
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