JOURNAL ARTICLE

The role of logical reasoning, belief-content and the type of inference in belief revision.

  • Published In: Pragmatics & Cognition, 2024, v. 31, n. 1. P. 205 1 of 3

  • Database: Communication Source 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Özdemir, Barış; Özdemir, Begüm 3 of 3

Abstract

Prior research shows mixed findings regarding individuals' belief-revision strategies. The current research is aimed to test (a) whether individuals' reasoning across abstract vs real-world content shows similarity, and (b) whether individuals' syllogistic reasoning predicts their belief-revision strategies. Experiment 1, testing 76 participants (50 females), provides evidence for the similarity in reasoning across abstract and real-world content (p <.05). In Experiment 2, testing 84 participants (58 females), we find no significant effect of reasoning performance on belief-revision strategies (p >.05). Individuals seem to revise the conditional statement in the AC and DA inferences, especially when the content poses a threat. In contrast, individuals prefer to revise the categorical premise in the MT inferences, especially when the content poses a threat. These findings suggest that in the face of inconsistency individuals' decision about which of their prior beliefs they should revise is influenced by the structure and content of the belief-contravening problem rather than their reasoning ability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Pragmatics & Cognition. 2024/01, Vol. 31, Issue 1, p205
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Health and Medicine
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0929-0907
  • DOI:10.1075/pc.00045.ozd
  • Accession Number:180227099
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