From Covariation to Causation: A Causal Power Theory.

Cheng, Patricia W.

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Publication Date: 1997

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From Covariation to Causation: A Causal Power Theory.

Cheng, Patricia W.

Psychological Review, v104 n2 p367-405 Apr 1997

An integration of two different approaches to the psychology of causal induction is proposed that overcomes the problems associated with each. The proposal results in a causal power theory of the probabilistic contrast model of P. W. Cheng and L. R. Novick (1990). (SLD)

Descriptors: Causal Models, Etiology, Mathematical Models, Probability, Psychology, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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