Comments on quantum probability theory

Top Cogn Sci. 2014 Jan;6(1):47-52. doi: 10.1111/tops.12072.

Abstract

Quantum probability theory (QP) is the best formal representation available of the most common form of judgment involving attribute comparison (inside judgment). People are capable, however, of judgments that involve proportions over sets of instances (outside judgment). Here, the theory does not do so well. I discuss the theory both in terms of descriptive adequacy and normative appropriateness.

Keywords: Cognition; Nested sets; Probability judgment; Quantum probability.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Judgment / physiology*
  • Probability Theory*
  • Quantum Theory*