A major goal of psychology is to understand the underlying organization of cognition--that is,
to develop formal accounts of cognitive processes, information flow, and representations …

▪ Abstract Theories of associative learning are concerned with the factors that govern
association formation when two stimuli are presented together. In this article we review the …

Because causal relations are neither observable nor deducible, they must be induced from
observable events. The 2 dominant approaches to the psychology of causal induction—the …

If first language is rational in the sense that acquisition produces an end-state model of
language that is a proper reflection of input and that optimally prepares speakers for …

This paper considers how fluent language users are rational in their language processing,
their unconscious language representation systems optimally prepared for comprehension …

We present a framework for the rational analysis of elemental causal induction—learning
about the existence of a relationship between a single cause and effect—based upon causal …

College students rated the causal efficacy of Elements X, A, and B of food compounds AX
and BX in producing the allergic reaction of a hypothetical patient. The results of a 16-day …

Several researchers have recently claimed that higher order types of learning, such as
categorization and causal induction, can be reduced to lower order associative learning …

Four studies show that consumers have not one but two distinct learning processes that
allow them to use brand names and other product features to predict consumption benefits …

Cognitive Linguistics proposes that First Language Acquisition (L1A) involves the
acquisition from language usage of constructions that map linguistic form and function. In …