Causal learning across domains
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9790072 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura E Schulz (0000-0002-2981-8039, University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author), Alison Gopnik (0000-0002-7183-0867, University of California, Berkeley) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 162-176 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-01 |
| 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 | 10.1037/0012-1649.40.2.162 |
| PMID | 14979758 |
| OpenAlex | W2111242901 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 34 |
Five studies investigated (a) children's ability to use the dependent and independent probabilities of events to make causal inferences and (b) the interaction between such inferences and domain-specific knowledge. In Experiment 1, preschoolers used patterns of dependence and independence to make accurate causal inferences in the domains of biology and psychology. Experiment 2 replicated the results in the domain of biology with a more complex pattern of conditional dependencies. In Experiment 3, children used evidence about patterns of dependence and independence to craft novel interventions across domains. In Experiments 4 and 5, children's sensitivity to patterns of dependence was pitted against their domain-specific knowledge. Children used conditional probabilities to make accurate causal inferences even when asked to violate domain boundaries
Causal inference · Causal model · Causal reasoning · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Conditional independence · Developmental psychology · Domain (mathematical analysis · Econometrics · Independence (probability theory · Statistics · Artificial Intelligence · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Child and Animal Learning Development · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Computer Science · Mathematics · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 29 |
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| Citations per year | 1,38 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |