Strategies to intervene on causal systems are adaptively selected

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue , 2015, Pages 102-133

  Coenen, Anna ^a   Rehder, Bob ^a   Gureckis, Todd M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal learning; Hypothesis testing; Information gain; Interventions; Self directed learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; JUDGMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928653986     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2015.02.004     Document Type: Article

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