Article Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "pk": 25552,
    "title": "Argument Scope in Inductive Reasoning:\nEvidence for an Abductive Account of Induction",
    "subtitle": null,
    "abstract": "Our ability to induce the general from the specific is a\nhallmark of human cognition. Inductive reasoning tasks ask\nparticipants to determine how strongly a set of premises\n(e.g., Collies have sesamoid bones) imply a conclusion\n(Dogs have sesamoid bones). Here, we present evidence\nfor an abductive theory of inductive reasoning, according\nto which inductive strength is determined by treating the\nconclusion as an explanation of the premises, and\nevaluating the quality of that explanation. Two inductive\nreasoning studies found two signatures of explanatory\nreasoning, previously observed in other studies: (1) an\nevidential asymmetry between positive and negative\nevidence, with observations casting doubt on a hypothesis\ngiven more weight than observations in support; and (2) a\nlatent scope effect, with ignorance about potential evidence\ncounting against a hypothesis. These results suggest that\ninductive reasoning relies on the same hypothesis\nevaluation mechanisms as explanatory reasoning",
    "language": "eng",
    "license": {
        "name": "",
        "short_name": "",
        "text": null,
        "url": ""
    },
    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "Inductive reasoning; abductive inference;\nexplanation; scope; hypothesis evaluation"
        }
    ],
    "section": "Papers",
    "is_remote": true,
    "remote_url": "https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3443455h",
    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Samuel",
            "middle_name": "G.B.",
            "last_name": "Johnson",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Yale University",
            "department": ""
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Thomas",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Merchant",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Brown University",
            "department": ""
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Frank",
            "middle_name": "C",
            "last_name": "Keil",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Yale University",
            "department": ""
        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": null,
    "date_accepted": null,
    "date_published": "2015-01-01T18:00:00Z",
    "render_galley": null,
    "galleys": [
        {
            "label": "PDF",
            "type": "pdf",
            "path": "https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/25552/galley/15176/download/"
        }
    ]
}