The dynamics of development: Challenges for Bayesian rationality

Authors

Nils Straubinger, Max Planck Institute for Human DevelopmentFollow
Edward T. Cokely, Max Planck Institute for Human DevelopmentFollow
Jeffrey R. Stevens, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2009

Comments

Published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences 32:1 (2009), pp. 103-104; doi: 10.1017/S0140525X09000491. Copyright 2009 Cambridge University Press. Used by permission.

Abstract

Commentary on Oaksford & Chater, Precis of Bayesian Rationality

Oaksford & Chater draw a rather static picture of human reasoning by focusing on typical patterns of responses from adults. We propose a more dynamic perspective, which considers that reasoning systematically varies within individuals over the lifespan (Howe & Rabinowitz 1996; Markovits & Barrouillet 2002) and between individuals with different levels of knowledge and expertise (Ericsson et al. 2006).

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