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Beyond response output: More logical than we think

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2009

Wim De Neys
Wim De Neys
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Lab for Experimental Psychology, University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. wim.deneys@psy.kuleuven.behttp://ppw.kuleuven.be/reason/wim/
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Abstract

Oaksford & Chater (O&C) rely on a data fitting approach to show that a Bayesian model captures the core reasoning data better than its logicist rivals. The problem is that O&C's modeling has focused exclusively on response output data. I argue that this exclusive focus is biasing their conclusions. Recent studies that focused on the processes that resulted in the response selection are more positive for the role of logic.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , February 2009 , pp. 87 - 88
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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