DanielLC comments on Open Thread, February 15-29, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DanielLC 15 February 2012 07:43:34AM 11 points [-]

I notice overconfidence bias and risk aversion seem to operate in opposite directions. Like, there's a 90% chance of something being true, you say it's 99% likely, and then you bet at 9 to 1 odds.

Do they tend to cancel? How well?

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 15 February 2012 10:31:01AM 6 points [-]

A while ago Yvain posted on Prospect Theory, which I think is salient to your query.