There aren't plenty more fish in the sea
A causal network approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5266753 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Milena Nikolic (0000-0003-0033-7044, Department of Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences University College London UK, corresponding author), David A Lagnado (0000-0002-6845-8830, Department of Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences University College London UK) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 106 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 564-582 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/bjop.12113 |
| PMID | 25597224 |
| OpenAlex | W2136141658 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 37 |
The current research investigated how lay representations of the causes of an environmental problem may underlie individuals' reasoning about the issue. Naïve participants completed an experiment that involved two main tasks. The causal diagram task required participants to depict the causal relations between a set of factors related to overfishing and to estimate the strength of these relations. The counterfactual task required participants to judge the effect of counterfactual suppositions based on the diagrammed factors. We explored two major questions: (1) what is the relation between individual causal models and counterfactual judgments? Consistent with previous findings (e.g., Green et al., 1998, Br. J. Soc. Psychology, 37, 415), these judgments were best explained by a combination of the strength of both direct and indirect causal paths. (2) To what extent do people use two-way causal thinking when reasoning about an environmental problem? In contrast to previous research (e.g., White, 2008, Appl. Cogn. Psychology, 22, 559), analyses based on individual causal networks revealed the presence of numerous feedback loops. The studies support the value of analysing individual causal models in contrast to consensual representations. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed in relation to causal reasoning as well as environmental psychology
Causal model · Causal reasoning · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Contrast (vision) · Counterfactual thinking · Set (abstract data type) · Task (project management) · Artificial Intelligence · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Psychology · Social Psychology
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The anthropomorphic machine
Common‐sense construction of causal processes in nature
Preferred Solutions to the Energy Crisis as a Function of Causal Attributions
Naive ecology
Group inhibition of bystander intervention in emergencies
New Trends in Measuring Environmental Attitudes
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Cognitive structural models
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |