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Causal Reasoning Is One Of Our Most Central Cognitive Competencies, Enabling Us To Adapt To Our World. Causal Knowledge Allows Us To Predict Future Events, Or Diagnose The Causes Of Observed Facts. We Plan Actions And Solve Problems Using Knowledge About Cause-effect Relations. Although Causal Reasoning Is A Component Of Most Of Our Cognitive Functions, It Has Been Neglected In Cognitive Psychology For Many Decades. The Oxford Handbook Of Causal Reasoning Offers A State-of-the-art Review Of The Growing Field, And Its Contribution To The World Of Cognitive Science. The Handbook Begins With An Introduction Of Competing Theories Of Causal Learning And Reasoning. In The Next Section, It Presents Research About Basic Cognitive Functions Involved In Causal Cognition, Such As Perception, Categorization, Argumentation, Decision-making, And Induction. The Following Section Examines Research On Domains That Embody Causal Relations, Including Intuitive Physics, Legal And Moral Reasoning, Psychopathology, Language, Social Cognition, And The Roles Of Space And Time.0the Final Section Presents Research From Neighboring Fields That Study Developmental, Phylogenetic, And Cultural Differences In Ca

Author
Hagmayer, York (author);Fernbach, Philip (author);Waldmann, Michael R. (editor)
Publisher
IRL Press at Oxford University Press
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9780199399550

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