Causal reasoning about quantities Kenneth
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Causality plays an important role in human thinking . Yet we are far from having a complete account of causal reasoning. This paper presents an analysis of causal reasoning about changes in quantities . We abstract from Al theories of qualitative physics three dimensions along which causal reasoning about quantities may be decomposed . We then use this framework to make some psychological predictions .
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تاریخ انتشار 1990