Explanation and Abductive Inference
The Oxford Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning, 2012. [All Versions]. This chapter reviews evidence from cognitive psychology and cognitive development concerning the structure and function of explanations, with a focus on the role of explanations in learning and inference. The…
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AGI & CoCoSci › Papers > Abduction > Explanation: “The Oxford Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning, 2012. [All Versions]. This chapter reviews evidence from cognitive psychology and cognitive development concerning the structure and function of explanations, with a focus on the role of explanations in learning and inference. The…”