Do Associations Explain Mental Models of Cause?

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" Do Associations Explain Mental Models of Cause? "
Barberia, Itxaso; Baetu, Irina; Murphy, Robin A.; Baker, A. G.

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	936235
Doc. No	:	LA3q32p0v1
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Barberia, Itxaso; Baetu, Irina; Murphy, Robin A.; Baker, A. G.
Title & Author	:	Do Associations Explain Mental Models of Cause? [Article]\ Barberia, Itxaso; Baetu, Irina; Murphy, Robin A.; Baker, A. G.
Title of Periodical	:	International Journal of Comparative Psychology
Volume/ Issue Number	:	24/4
Date	:	2011
Abstract	:	The propositional or rationalist Bayesian approach to learning is contrasted with an interpretation of causal learning in associative terms. A review of the development of the use of rational causal models in the psychology of learning is discussed concluding with the presentation of three areas of research related to cause-effect learning. We explain how rational context choices, a selective association effect (i.e., blocking of inhibition) as well as causal structure can all emerge from processes that can be modeled using elements of standard associative theory. We present the auto-associator (e.g., Baetu & Baker, 2009) as one such simple account of causal structure.