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simplicity preference in explanation: a standalone construct

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Cognitive psychology

people's preference for explanations that invoke fewer causes, which they treat as a cue that an explanation is more probable.

In cognitive psychology, simplicity preference in explanation refers to people's preference for explanations that invoke fewer causes, which they treat as a cue that an explanation is more probable. This meaning comes from Lombrozo (2007) in Cognitive Psychology.[1]

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  1. Lombrozo, T. (2007). Simplicity and probability in causal explanation. Cognitive Psychology, 55(3), 232-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogpsych.2006.09.006

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