Effects of Amount of Information on Judgment Accuracy and Confidence

@article{Tsai2008EffectsOA,
  title={Effects of Amount of Information on Judgment Accuracy and Confidence},
  author={Claire I Tsai and Joshua Klayman and Reid Hastie},
  journal={Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes},
  year={2008},
  volume={107},
  pages={97-105}
}
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