Accession Number:

ADA056668

Title:

What Makes a Good Explanation

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Corporate Author:

DECISIONS AND DESIGNS INC MCLEAN VA

Report Date:

1977-11-01

Abstract:

A correlational design was used to investigate the subjective criterion which people invoke when asked which of the following causes, C sub 1 or C sub 2, makes a better explanation of event E. The results are discussed in terms of the descriptive validity of attribution theory, the psychology of explanation and the validity of peoples intuitive explanations.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Supplementary Note:

Prepared in cooperation with Perceptronics, Eugene, OR, Rept. No. PTR-1060-77-11. DOI: 10.21236/ADA056668

Pages:

0053

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Distribution Statement:

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

Contract Number:

N00014-78-C-0100

Contract Number 2:

ARPA ORDER-3469

File Size:

18.27MB

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