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Models of Optimal Beliefs

from Part I - Understanding Belief

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2022

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Julien Musolino ,
Joseph Sommer  and
Pernille Hemmer
Julien Musolino
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, New Jersey
Joseph Sommer
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, New Jersey
Pernille Hemmer
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, New Jersey
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The Cognitive Science of Belief
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