Format:
1 online resource (xii, 148 pages)
ISBN:
9783031192050
Series Statement:
SpringerBriefs in psychology
Content:
Intro -- Testimonies -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Judgmental Accuracy: Why It Is Important -- 1.2 The Focus of This Book -- 1.3 How This Book Was Researched -- 1.4 Intended Audiences and How to Read This Book -- 1.5 Structure of This Book -- References -- Chapter 2: What Is Judgmental Accuracy: Concepts and Measurement -- 2.1 What Judgmental Accuracy Involves: Correspondence and Confidence -- 2.1.1 Objective Truth and the Correspondence Theory -- 2.1.2 Misconceptions About Objective Truth -- 2.1.2.1 Objection #1: The Diversity of Opinions About Truth -- 2.1.2.2 Objection #2: The Subjectivity of Truths About Money or Other Topics -- 2.1.2.3 Objection #3: Track Record of Failures to Grasp Truth -- 2.1.2.4 Objection #4: There Is No Way to Tell Truth -- 2.1.2.5 Objection #5: Truth Depends on Language -- 2.1.2.6 Objection #6: The Ambiguity and Vagueness of Language -- 2.1.2.7 Objection #7: Alternative Definitions of Objectivity -- 2.1.3 Why Does It Matter? -- 2.1.4 Degrees of Confidence -- 2.2 How Do We Measure Judgmental Accuracy: Calibration, Resolution, and Friends -- 2.2.1 Measurement Validity: Internal and External -- 2.2.2 A Good Measure of Accuracy: Binned Calibration and Resolution -- 2.2.3 Less Good Measures of Accuracy -- 2.2.3.1 Unbinned Calibration -- 2.2.3.2 Brier Scores -- 2.2.4 Measures of Collective Accuracy -- 2.2.4.1 Unweighted Binned Calibration -- 2.2.4.2 Unbinned Calibration -- 2.2.4.3 Brier Scores -- 2.2.4.4 Weighted Binned Calibration -- 2.3 Summary -- References -- Chapter 3: What We Think: The Accuracy of Our Judgments -- 3.1 Who Is Accurate: How Society Flies Blind -- 3.2 How Accurate Are Cultures: Inaccuracy in Cross-Cultural Psychology -- 3.3 How Accurate Are Medical Professionals: Inaccuracy in Medicine -- 3.4 How Accurate Are Political Experts: Inaccuracy in Political Judgment.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783031192043
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783031192043
Language:
English
