A counterfactual simulation model of causal judgments for physical events. (Exp 2)
Participants watched two-ball collision clips and provided both causal judgments (prevented vs caused) and counterfactual judgments (whether the red ball would have gone through without the gray ball). The order of the two judgment blocks was counterbalanced.
Causal ReasoningCounterfactual ReasoningPhysical Reasoning
Study metadata
- Authors
- Gerstenberg, T., Goodman, N. D., Lagnado, D. A., Tenenbaum, J. B.
- Source
- Gerstenberg, T., Goodman, N. D., Lagnado, D. A., & Tenenbaum, J. B. (2021). A counterfactual simulation model of causal judgments for physical events. Psychological Review, 128(5), 936–975. https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000281
- Slug
- gerstenberg2021a-counterfactual-exp2