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Spontaneous inferences provide intuitive beliefs on which reasoning proper depends
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 March 2011
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Spontaneous inferences are unconscious, automatic, and apparently ubiquitous. Research has documented their variety (particularly in the social domain) and impact on memory and judgment. They are good candidates for Mercier and Sperber's (M&S's) “intuitive beliefs.” Forming spontaneous inferences is highly context sensitive, varying with the perceiver's conscious and unconscious goals, and implicit and explicit theories about the domain in question.
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Spontaneous inferences provide intuitive beliefs on which reasoning proper depends
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