The development of reasoning with causal conditionals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9788331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geneviève Janveau-Brennan (Université du Québec à Montréal, corresponding author), Henry Markovits (0000-0001-9036-5035) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 904-911 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0012-1649.35.4.904 |
| PMID | 10442860 |
| OpenAlex | W4238607038 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 5 |
A total of 512 children in Grades 1 through 6 received a conditional inference task using causal conditionals (If cause P, then effect Q) and a generation of alternatives task. The inference task used premises for which there were few or many possible alternative causes. Results show a steady age-related increase in uncertainty responses to the two uncertain logical forms, affirmation of consequent (AC) and denial of antecedent (DA), and an increase in production of disabling conditions for modus ponens. More uncertainty responses were produced to AC and DA with premises with many possible alternatives. Individual differences in inference production were related to numbers of alternatives produced in the generation task. Results support the idea that both developmental and individual differences in reasoning can be at least partially explained by differential access to knowledge stored in long-term memory
Abstract reasoning · Antecedent (behavioral psychology · Causal model · Causal reasoning · Child development · Cognition · Cognitive development · Cognitive psychology · Denial · Developmental psychology · Inference · Logical reasoning · Modus ponens · Task (project management · Artificial Intelligence · Child and Animal Learning Development · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Computer Science · Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |