Will the Sun Rise in the East Tomorrow? Exploring the Role of Implicit Prior Knowledge in Causal Inductive Reasoning

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Individual

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Cognitive Science (CGSC)

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Comps

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Prizes/Awards

Degree

Bachelor of Arts

Class Year

2025

Comps Adviser(s)

Galotti, Kathleen; London, Justin; Rafferty, Anna

Special Recognition

Distinction on comps; Roy O. Elveton Prize Fund in Cognitive Science and Philosophy

Keywords

causal induction, Bayesian inference, bias, surprise

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no

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