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Do Associations Explain Mental Models of Cause?

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The propositional or rationalist Bayesian approach to learning is contrasted with an interpretation of causal learning in associative terms. A review of the development of the use of rational causal models in the psychology of learning is discussed concluding with the presentation of three areas of research related to cause-effect learning. We explain how rational context choices, a selective association effect (i.e., blocking of inhibition) as well as causal structure can all emerge from processes that can be modeled using elements of standard associative theory. We present the auto-associator (e.g., Baetu & Baker, 2009) as one such simple account of causal structure.

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Psicologia de l'aprenentatge, Aprenentatge associatiu

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Psychology of learning, Associative learning

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BARBERIA, Itxaso, et al. Do Associations Explain Mental Models of Cause?. International Journal of Comparative Psychology. 2011. Vol. 24, num. 365-388. ISSN 0889-3667. [consulted: 9 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/170101

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