Abstract:A bias towards certain kinds of information such as danger, has been observed in a number of domains, for instance learning and attention. Under Error Management Theory (EMT) it has been argued that these biases reflect the costs of making mistakes with this kind of information (Haselton & Nettle, 2006). Based on EMT principles we reasoned that such biases may also exist in generalisation, specifically for information where generalisation mistakes are costly (edibility and toxicity information). Experi… Show more
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