Is everyone Bayes? On the testable implications of Bayesian Fundamentalism

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 34 (4):213-214 (2011)
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Abstract

A central claim of Jones & Love's (J&L's) article is that Bayesian Fundamentalism is empirically unconstrained. Unless constraints are placed on prior beliefs, likelihood, and utility functions, all behaviour is consistent with Bayesian rationality. Although such claims are commonplace, their basis is rarely justified. We fill this gap by sketching a proof, and we discuss possible solutions that would make Bayesian approaches empirically interesting

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