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 …

Despite widespread interest in territorial behavior, the processes by which animals establish
territories are still poorly understood. We present a new learning-based model of territory …

The dynamics model, which is based on L. Talmy's (1988) theory of force dynamics,
characterizes causation as a pattern of forces and a position vector. In contrast to …

Nearly every theory of causal induction assumes that the existence and strength of causal
relations needs to be inferred from observational data in the form of covariations. The last …

Causal asymmetry is one of the most fundamental features of the physical world: Causes
produce effects, but not vice versa. This article is part of a debate between the view that, in …

This research examines the relationship between the concept of CAUSE as it is
characterized in psychological models of causation and the meaning of causal verbs, such …

In this article, 41 models of covariation detection from 2× 2 contingency tables were
evaluated against past data in the literature and against data from new experiments. A new …

In judging the efficacy of multiple causes of an effect, human performance has been found to
deviate from the “normative” Δ P contingency rule However, in cases of multiple causes, that …

Humans occupy a wider range of environments, process more energy, and have greater
biomass than any other species because we are able to culturally evolve complex, locally …

Superstitions are common, yet we have little understanding of the cognitive mechanisms that
bring them about. This study used a laboratory‐based analogue for superstitious beliefs that …