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    "title": "Experiential Explanations in Iterated Learning",
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    "abstract": "Explanations can be divided into two categories: those that appeal to general principles (abstractive) and those that tella concrete story (experiential) (Aronowitz & Lombrozo, 2019). Most psychological research has focused on abstractiveexplanations, identifying the benefits of abstraction for transfer (Ratterman, Genter & DeLoache, 1987;1989), prediction(Pacer & Lombrozo, 2017), and even cooperation (Burgoon, Henders & Markman, 2013). So why do we sometimesexplain in a less abstract, more narrative mode? Study 1 (N = 195) and Study 2 (N = 843) explore scientific explanationsand find that abstractive and experiential explanations (matched for quality) are transmitted along a chain of people withcomparable fidelity. However, over repeated transmission, experiential explanations become significantly more abstract -whereas abstractive explanations do not drift. Study 3 turns from science to human behavior to test the hypothesis thatexperiential explanations have mnemonic and other cognitive advantages in more narrative domains.",
    "language": "eng",
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    "section": "Poster Session 1",
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            "first_name": "Sara",
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            "last_name": "Aronowitz",
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            "institution": "Princeton University",
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        {
            "first_name": "Casey",
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            "last_name": "Lewry",
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            "institution": "Princeton University",
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            "first_name": "Tania",
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            "last_name": "Lombrozo",
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            "institution": "Princeton University",
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    "date_published": "2020-01-01T18:00:00Z",
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