Probability Matching through Vicarious and Direct Experience
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Vicarious and direct exposure were compared on a binary probability learning task, using 204 volunteers. Control subjects performed 150 trials alone. Experimentals were run in dyads: the first subject performed 75 trials while his partner observed; then the observer performed individually on 75 trials. Observation established responding closely comparable to direct participation, and all groups were able to estimate closely the relative event probabilities. An associative view of probability learning was questioned because subjects approached the task with a strong problem-solving set, seeking order in the random sequences despite task directions to the contrary.
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