Causal models : how people think about the world and its alternatives / Steven Sloman.
| Author/creator | Sloman, Steven A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. |
| Description | xi, 212 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Agency and the role of causation in mental life -- The information is in the invariants -- What is a cause? -- Causal models -- Observation versus action -- Reasoning about causation -- Decision making via causal consequences -- The psychology of judgment : causality is pervasive -- Causality and conceptual structure -- Categorical induction -- Locating causal structure in language -- Causal learning -- Causation in the mind. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-200) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004031000 |
| ISBN | 0195183118 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780195183115 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BF39 .S56 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |