Creators' Intentions Bias Judgments of Function Independently from Causal Inferences

Autor/inn/en	Chaigneau, Sergio E.; Castillo, Ramon D.; Martinez, Luis
Titel	Creators' Intentions Bias Judgments of Function Independently from Causal Inferences
Quelle	In: Cognition, 109 (2008) 1, S.123-132 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-0277
DOI	10.1016/j.cognition.2008.07.009
Schlagwörter	Inferences; Causal Models; Theories; Intention; Mathematics; Bias; Cognitive Processes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Inference; Inferenz; Kausalanalyse; Theory; Theorie; Mathematik; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess
Abstract	Participants learned about novel artifacts that were created for function X, but later used for function Y. When asked to rate the extent to which X and Y were a given artifact's function, participants consistently rated X higher than Y. In Experiments 1 and 2, participants were also asked to rate artifacts' efficiency to perform X and Y. This allowed us to test if participants' preference for X was mediated by causal inferences. Experiment 1 showed that participants did not infer intentionally created artifacts performed X more efficiently than Y. Experiment 2 showed participants did not infer that only an efficient (but not an inefficient) artifact provided evidence of intentional creation. Causal inferences involving efficiency, did not account for participants' preferences. In Experiment 3, in contrast, when the creator changed her mind about an artifact's function (i.e., from X to Y), the preference for the original function tended to disappear. Creators' intentions were the basis for participants' preference. Results are discussed relative to essentialist theories. (Contains 4 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Elsevier. 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800. Tel: 877-839-7126; Tel: 407-345-4020; Fax: 407-363-1354; e-mail: usjcs@elsevier.com; Web site: http://www.elsevier.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10