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naive utility calculus: a standalone construct

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Cognitive development

the proposal that children and adults explain and predict actions by assuming agents maximize rewards minus costs.

In cognitive development, naive utility calculus refers to the proposal that children and adults explain and predict actions by assuming agents maximize rewards minus costs. This meaning comes from Jara-Ettinger (2016) in Trends in Cognitive Sciences.[1]

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References

Jara-Ettinger, J., Gweon, H., Schulz, L. E., & Tenenbaum, J. B. (2016). The Naïve Utility Calculus: Computational Principles Underlying Commonsense Psychology. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 20(8), 589-604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2016.05.011

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