Stimulus structure and causal judgments

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert F. Smith ◽  
Nadine M. Meyers ◽  
Portia T. Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Causal Judgments

Causal Idealism

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Bernstein
Keyword(s):  
Causal Relation ◽  
Mental Activity ◽  
Truth Conditions ◽  
Human Thought ◽  
Causal Judgments

This chapter argues that causal idealism, the view that causation is a product of mental activity, is at least as attractive as several contemporary views of causation that incorporate human thought and agency into the causal relation. The chapter discusses three such views: contextualism, which holds that truth conditions for causal judgments are contextual; contrastivism, which holds that the causal relation is a quaternary relation between a cause, an effect, and contextually specified contrast classes for the cause and the effect; and pragmatism, which holds that causal claims are sensitive to pragmatic factors. This chapter suggests that causal idealism has at least as much explanatory strength as these three theories, and is more parsimonious and internally stable.

scholarly journals Norms Affect Prospective Causal Judgments

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Henne ◽  
Kevin O’Neill ◽  
Paul Bello ◽  
Sangeet Khemlani ◽  
Felipe De Brigard
Keyword(s):  
Causal Judgments

Causal Judgments and Causal Explanations

1965 ◽  
Vol 62 (23) ◽  
pp. 695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Gorovitz
Keyword(s):  
Causal Explanations ◽  
Causal Judgments

Intuitive Theories

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Gerstenberg ◽  
Joshua B. Tenenbaum
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Functions ◽  
Planning Model ◽  
Counterfactual Reasoning ◽  
Rational Planning ◽  
Causal Judgments ◽  
Intuitive Theory

This chapter first explains what intuitive theories are, how they can be modeled as probabilistic, generative programs, and how intuitive theories support various cognitive functions such as prediction, counterfactual reasoning, and explanation. It focuses on two domains of knowledge: people’s intuitive understanding of physics, and their intuitive understanding of psychology. It shows how causal judgments can be modeled as counterfactual contrasts operating over an intuitive theory of physics, and how explanations of an agent’s behavior are grounded in a rational planning model that is inverted to infer the agent’s beliefs, desires, and abilities. It concludes by highlighting some of the challenges that the intuitive theories framework faces, such as understanding how intuitive theories are learned and developed.

Early Developments in Children's Causal Judgments

1984 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Sophian ◽  
Alice Huber
Keyword(s):  
Causal Judgments

scholarly journals Introducing Emotioncy as an Invisible Force Controlling Causal Decisions: A Case of Attribution Theory

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Pishghadam ◽  
Hannaneh Abbasnejad
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Attribution Theory ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Judgment And Decision Making ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Causal Judgments

Abstract Given the prominence of studies aimed at determining the factors influencing causal judgments, this study attempts to introduce the newly-developed concept of emotioncy as one of the guiding factors pushing attribution judgments toward a certain spectrum. To this end, two scales of attribution and emotioncy were designed using ten hypothetical situations. A total number of 309 participants filled out the scales. The construct validity of the scales was substantiated through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Afterwards, structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to examine the possible relationships among the sub-constructs of attribution and emotioncy scales. The results indicated that as the participants’ emotioncy level increases, it becomes more likely for them to attribute probable causes to external factors. Moreover, it was revealed that while the involved individuals attribute causes to external factors, the exvolved ones attribute them to internal factors. In the end, implications of the findings were discussed in the realm of judgment and decision making.

An fMRI study of causal judgments

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 1233-1238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajay B. Satpute ◽  
Daniela B. Fenker ◽  
Michael R. Waldmann ◽  
Golnaz Tabibnia ◽  
Keith J. Holyoak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fmri Study ◽  
Causal Judgments
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