Configural judgments revealed

Data integration in legal evaluations: Can clinicians deliver on their premises?

“…For example, in a study by Rorer et al (1967), the clinicians provided subjective descriptions of the factors they considered, and the weight they accorded these factors, in deciding whether to grant patients temporary liberty. In comparison to these subjective impressions, models of the type that Rorer et al constructed provide an objective indication of cue use.…”

Self-awareness theory and decision theory: a theoretical and empirical integration

“…To deal with this problem, the researcher must either provide a vast number of cases for the subject to judge, omit higher order interactions based on the assumption that they are negligible (that is, to use a fractional replication design), or use statistical methods that are more conducive to interactional terms than the regression equation. (Rorer et al 1967;Slovic, 1969). …”

“…For this reason, several researchers looked to find tasks that were truly configurai Huber, Sahney, & Ford, 1969;Meehl, 1959;Rorer et al, 1967;Slovic & Lichtenstein, 1968;Summers & Stewart, 1968;Wiggins & Hoffman, 1968), or turned to statistical procedures, such as the ANOVA Kort, 1968;Rorer et al, 1967;Slovic, 1969), and a priori approaches (Einhorn, 1971;Slovic, 1966;Tversky, 1969) to better capture nonlinear variance. Og i1v i e and Schmitt <1979) studied the effects of various situational factors on nonlinear judgment.…”

“…Edgell (1980) reported subjects were able to utilize configurai information; however, as complexity increased this ability decreased. Likewise, researchers basing their models on ANOVA techniques Rorer et al, 1967), and a priori strategies (Einhorn, 1971 ;Slovic, 1966Slovic, , 1969 have found support for nonlinear information processing.…”

“…Much of the research on expert judgment has, however, found discrepancies in judgments across these individuals (Ashton, 1974;Hoffman et al, 1968;McFatter, 1982;Rorer et al, 1967;Slovic, 1969;Slovic, Rorer, & Hoffman, 1971;Valenzi & Andrews, 1973;Zedeck & Kafry, 1977). For instance, Slovic et al (1972) reported substantial individual differences in stockbrokers' uses of ecological cues.…”