Causal structure learning over time: Observations and interventions

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 93-125

  Rottman, Benjamin M ^a   Keil, Frank C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal learning; Causal structure; Intervention; Observation; Time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LEARNING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ADULT; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; LEARNING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 82655179815     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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