ISSN 1671-3710
CN 11-4766/R
主办:中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

›› 2005, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (5): 596-605.

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Comments on the Theoretical Models of Category-Based Inductive Reasoning

Long Changquan,Wu Ruiming,Li Hong, Chen Antao,Feng Tingyong,Li Fuhong   

  1. School of Psychology, Southwest China Normal University, Key Laboratory of Basic Psychology of Chongqing,, Chongqing, 400715
  • Received:2005-04-20 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2005-09-15 Published:2005-09-15
  • Contact: Li Hong

Abstract: Several theoretical models of inductive reasoning had been introduced and assessed. There were two kinds of models of inductive reasoning. The first kind of category-based models was based on the similarity. This kind of models can explain the inductive reasoning phenomena in people’s knowledge poor domains well. The second kind of models emphasized on the function of the people’s knowledge and experience. This kind of models can explain the inductive reasoning phenomena in people’s knowledge rich domains well. Several questions of these models were supposed.

Key words: inductive reasoning, models, introduce, assess, similarity, knowledge

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