Kahneman & Tversky (1973)report Having People Read Various Personality Descriptions

Multiple Choice

Kahneman & Tversky (1973) report having people read various personality descriptions and then estimate the likelihood or probability that a person was a member of one or another profession.They report __________.

A) good use of prior odds in the "bare bones" situation
B) that stereotypic information biased the reported likelihood in the direction of the stereotype
C) that worthless information did not bias the reported likelihood; prior probabilities were retained unless the information was consistent with a stereotype
D) that the descriptive model deviated strongly from the normative model