Feature-Based Induction.

Sloman, Steven A.

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ERIC Number: EJ468020

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Publication Date: 1993

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Feature-Based Induction.

Sloman, Steven A.

Cognitive Psychology, v25 n2 p231-80 Apr 1993

A connectionist model of argument strength that applies to categorical arguments involving natural categories and predicates about which subjects have few prior beliefs is proposed. This feature-based model was tested in argument strength rating studies with 34 undergraduates, and its validity is discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Beliefs, Classification, Equations (Mathematics), Higher Education, Induction, Mathematical Models, Student Attitudes, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Students, Validity

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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