{"pk":30633,"title":"The Role of Categories in the Generation of Counterfactuals: A Connectionist Interpretation","subtitle":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes that a fairly standard connectionist category mode can provide a mechanism for the generation of counter factuals ~ non-veridical versions of perceived events or objects. A distinction is made between evolved counterfactuals, which generate mental spaces (as proposed by Fauconnier), and fleeting counterfactuals, which do not TTiis paper explores only the latter in detail. A connection is made with the recently proposed counterfactual theory of Kahneman and Miller, specifically our model shares with theirs a fundamental rule of counterfactual production based on normality. The relationship between counterfactuals and the psychological constructs of \"schema with correction\" and \"goodness\" is examined. A computer simulation in support of our model is included.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[{"word":"counterfactuals"},{"word":"norm theory"},{"word":"Connectionism"},{"word":"Categories"}],"section":"Poster Presentations","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/98g1n8f3","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Robert","middle_name":"M.","last_name":"French","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Michigan","department":""},{"first_name":"Mark","middle_name":"","last_name":"Weaver","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Michigan","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"1987-01-01T18:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/30633/galley/20482/download/"}]}