Ampliative inference: on choosing a probability distribution

Daniel Osherson; Eldar Shafir; Edward E. Smith

doi:10.1016/0010-0277(93)90004-F

Ampliative inference: on choosing a probability distribution

Daniel Osherson, Eldar Shafir, Edward E. Smith

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Ampliative inference is the choice of a probability distribution on the basis of incomplete information. We consider some psychological and normative questions that arise about this kind of reasoning. The discussion is largely tutorial although a substantive hypothesis is also advanced.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	189-210
Number of pages	22
Journal	Cognition
Volume	49
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-0277(93)90004-F
State	Published - Dec 1993

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Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Language and Linguistics
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Linguistics and Language
Cognitive Neuroscience

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