Kareev, Yaakov; Arnon, Sharon; Horwitz-Zeliger, Reut - Center for the Study of Rationality, Hebrew University … - 2002
Ever since the days of Francis Bacon it has been claimed that people perceive the world as less variable and more regular than it actually is. Such misperception, if shown to exist, could explain a host of perplexing behaviors. However, the only evidence supporting the claim is indirect, and...