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Peer reviewedLien, Yunnwen; Cheng, Patricia W. – Cognitive Psychology, 2000
Proposes a coherence hypothesis that integrates both the "power" and "covariational" views of how people distinguish genuine causes from spurious ones. Results of 2 experiments involving 96 and 56 undergraduates support the hypothesis. Discusses the place of coherence within causal inference. (SLD)
Descriptors: Causal Models, Coherence, Higher Education, Inferences
