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is-ought inference: a standalone construct

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Cognitive psychology

the tendency to judge that the way things are is the way they should be, driven by a bias toward explaining patterns by inherent features.

In cognitive psychology, is-ought inference refers to the tendency to judge that the way things are is the way they should be, driven by a bias toward explaining patterns by inherent features. This meaning comes from Tworek (2016) in Psychological Science.[1]

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References

Tworek, C. M., & Cimpian, A. (2016). Why Do People Tend to Infer “Ought” From “Is”? The Role of Biases in Explanation. Psychological Science, 27(8), 1109-1122. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797616650875

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