1st Edition
The Mental Models Theory of Reasoning Refinements and Extensions
Edited By Walter Schaeken, Andre Vandierendonck, Walter Schroyens, Gery d'Ydewalle, Karl C. Klauer
Copyright 2007
260 Pages
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Psychology Press
256 Pages
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Psychology Press
260 Pages
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Psychology Press
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The Mental Models Theory of Reasoning presents theoretical and empirical research on an area of growing interest, the status of mental models in deductive reasoning. As research in the framework of the mental models theory flourishes, this book answers a need to assess the contribution of the notion of training and content. It covers the central issues of propositional, relational, causal and... Read more
Contents: Preface. P. Barrouillet, N. Grosset, Memory Retrieval and Content Effects in Conditional Reasoning: A Developmental Mental Models Account. S. Handley, A. Feeney, Representation, Pragmatics, and Process in Model-Based Reasoning. R.M.J. Byrne, Whether, Although, and Other Conditionals. J. St. B.T. Evans, D.E. Over, S.J. Handley, Rethinking the Model Theory of Conditionals. M.J. Roberts, Mental Models and Falsification: It Depends on the Task. V. Dierckx, A. Vandierendonck, Modeling Something That Is Believed to Be False: The Competition of Scripts and Models in Linear Reasoning. W. Schaeken, J-B. Van der Henst, W. Schroyens, The Mental Models Theory of Relational Reasoning: Premises' Relevance, Conclusions' Phrasing, and Cognitive Economy. V. Girotto, M. Gonzalez, Extensional Reasoning About Chances. P.N. Johnson-Laird, E. Goldvarg-Steingold, Models of Cause and Effect. D.W. Green, A Mental Model Theory of Informal Argument. K.C. Klauer, T. Meiser, Training Effects in Deductive Reasoning: A Theory-Based Review.
Biography
Schaeken, Walter; Vandierendonck, Andre; Schroyens, Walter; d'Ydewalle, Gery; Klauer, Karl C.
