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Relevance and Reason Relations

Skovgaard-Olsen, Niels; Singmann, Henrik; Klauer, Karl Christoph (2016). Relevance and Reason Relations. Cognitive Science, 41:1202-1215.

Abstract

This paper examines precursors and consequents of perceived relevance of a proposition A for a proposition C. In Experiment 1, we test Spohn's (2012) assumption that ∆P = P(C|A) − P(C|~A) is a good predictor of ratings of perceived relevance and reason relations, and we examine whether it is a better predictor than the difference measure (P(C|A) − P(C)). In Experiment 2, we examine the effects of relevance on probabilistic coherence in Cruz, Baratgin, Oaksford, and Over's (2015) uncertain “and-to-if” inferences. The results suggest that ∆P predicts perceived relevance and reason relations better than the difference measure and that participants are either less probabilistically coherent in “and-to-if” inferences than initially assumed or that they do not follow P(if A, then C) = P(C|A) (“the Equation”). Results are discussed in light of recent results suggesting that the Equation may not hold under conditions of irrelevance or negative relevance.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:06 Faculty of Arts > Institute of Psychology
Dewey Decimal Classification:150 Psychology
Scopus Subject Areas:Social Sciences & Humanities > Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Life Sciences > Cognitive Neuroscience
Physical Sciences > Artificial Intelligence
Language:English
Date:2016
Deposited On:08 Feb 2018 14:50
Last Modified:22 Aug 2024 03:42
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
ISSN:0364-0213
Additional Information:The supplemental materials including all data and analysis scripts are available at https://osf.io/fdbq2/.
OA Status:Closed
Free access at:Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12462
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