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Gamified training with outcome feedback reduces conjunction fallacies in decision-making tasks. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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Investigate methods to reduce the conjunction fallacy in decision-making through feedback and gamified training.

March 1, 2026Acta PsychologicaOpen Access

Advising the ill-advised: Debiasing the conjunction fallacy through gamified training with outcome feedback

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GWGustaf Ådén WadenholtUmeå University LWLinnea Karlsson WirebringUmeå University SSSara StillesjöUmeå University

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Gamified training reduces conjunction fallacies in individuals, suggesting self-guided learning enhances decision-making skills.

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Investigate methods to reduce the conjunction fallacy in decision-making through feedback and gamified training.
Participants completed conjunction judgment tasks with feedback
Random assignment to training and control groups
Assessment of performance on trained and untrained tasks
Training group improved on conjunction tasks, both trained and untrained
Control group showed no improvement
Performance gains were gradual, indicating strategy development

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Wadenholt et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a3d79dec16d51705d2dddd https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106548

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Advising the ill-advised: Debiasing the conjunction fallacy through gamified training with outcome feedback

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