Default Probability

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Apr 1991 United States English Publisher:WileyJournal:Cognitive Science, volume 15, pages 251-269 (issn: 0364-0213, eissn: 1551-6709,

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Authors: Osherson, Daniel N.; Stern, Joshua; Wilkie, Ormond; Stob, Michael; Smith, Edward E.;

doi: 10.1207/s15516709cog1502_3 , 10.1016/0364-0213(91)80007-r

handle: 2027.42/98402 , 2027.42/29396

Default Probability

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Abstract

A probability may be called “default” if it is neither derived from preestablished probabilities nor based on considerations of frequency or symmetry. Default probabilities presumably arise through reasoning based on causality and similarity. This article advances a model of default probability based on a featural approach to similarity. The accuracy of the model is assessed by comparing its predictions to the probabilities provided by undergraduates asked to reason about mammals.

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United States

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Keywords

Health Sciences, Neurosciences, Psychology, Social Sciences

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