Base Rate Neglect Bias: Can it be Observed in HRM Decisions and Can it be Decreased by Visually Presenting the Base Rates in HRM Decisions?
Ivana Kovačević,
Mateja Manojlović
Abstract:The aim of this experimental research was to explore if the future HR managers are susceptible to the base rate neglect (BRN) bias and if the visual presentation of the base rates improves their reasoning. The BRN bias is a tendency to disregard a priori probabilities that are explicitly given for the class of observed objects. In this study, BRN is seen as the case of decision-making bias in the work-related context. Although it is inevitable part of the decision-making processes concerning employees`, the to… Show more
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