Explanation and inference: mechanistic and functional explanations guide property generalization
The ability to generalize from the known to the unknown is central to learning and inference. Two experiments explore the relationship between how a property is explained and how that property is generalized to novel species and artifacts. The experiments contrast the consequences of explaining a pr...
Main Authors: | Lombrozo, Tania, Gwynne, Nicholas Z. |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4160962/ |
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