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Transitive reasoning distorts induction in causal chains

A probabilistic causal chain A→B→C may intuitively appear to be transitive: If A probabilistically causes B, and B probabilistically causes C, A probabilistically causes C. However, probabilistic causal relations can only guaranteed to be transitive if the so-called Markov condition holds. In two ex...

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Main Authors: Sydow, Momme von (Author) , Hagmayer, York (Author) , Meder, Björn (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: [2016]
In: Memory & cognition
Year: 2015, Volume: 44, Issue: 3, Pages: 469-487
ISSN:1532-5946
DOI:10.3758/s13421-015-0568-5
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-015-0568-5
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Author Notes:Momme von Sydow, York Hagmayer, Björn Meder

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