Analogical and Category-Based Inference: A Theoretical Integration With Bayesian Causal Models

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 702-727

  Holyoak, Keith J ^a   Lee, Hee Seung ^a   Lu, Hongjing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analogical inference; Bayesian theory; Category based inference; Causal models; Schemas

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BAYES THEOREM; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78349262693     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020488     Document Type: Article

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