Mental simulation of causality

Mental simulation of causality

Proposes that people imagine alternatives to reality (counterfactuals) in assessing the causal role of a prior event. This process of mental simulation is used to derive novel predictions about the effects of default events on causal attribution. Concludes that an adequate theory of causal judgment...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of personality and social psychology 1989-02, Vol.56 (Feb 89), p.161-169
Hauptverfasser: Wells, G L, Gavanski, I
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Causality
Counterfactual simulations
Factors
Judgments
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Zusammenfassung:Proposes that people imagine alternatives to reality (counterfactuals) in assessing the causal role of a prior event. This process of mental simulation is used to derive novel predictions about the effects of default events on causal attribution. Concludes that an adequate theory of causal judgment requires an understanding of these counterfactual simulations. (Abstract amended)
ISSN:0022-3514