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Systematic rationality norms provide research roadmaps and clarity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2011

Niki Pfeifer
Niki Pfeifer
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Fakultät 10, Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, D-80539 München, Germany. Niki.Pfeifer@lrz.uni-muenchen.de www.pfeifer-research.de
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Abstract

Normative theories like probability logic provide roadmaps for psychological investigations. They make theorizing precise. Therefore, normative considerations should not be subtracted from psychological research. I explain why conditional elimination inferences involve at least two norm paradigms; why reporting agreement with rationality norms is informative; why alleged asymmetric relations between formal and psychological theories are symmetric; and I discuss the arbitration problem.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 34 , Issue 5 , October 2011 , pp. 263 - 264
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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