Two groups of participants are asked to rate how likely it is a student will pass a physics exam. Group A is told that in the past only 30% of students have passed this test. Group B is told that this student is one of a sample of students, and among that sample, only 30% passed. Group B is more likely to:

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Group B is given sample-specific information and may focus more on that information rather than the base-rate information. As a result, they are more likely to ignore the base-rate information and rely solely on the sample-specific information.

Two Groups of Participants Are Asked to Rate How Likely