The Role of Reasoning and Pragmatics in the Modifier Effect.

Autor: Strößner C; Duesseldorf Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science (DCLPS), Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf., Schurz G; Duesseldorf Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science (DCLPS), Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Cognitive science [Cogn Sci] 2020 Feb; Vol. 44 (2), pp. e12815.
DOI: 10.1111/cogs.12815
Abstrakt: The modifier effect refers to the fact that the perceived likelihood of a property in a noun category is diminished if the noun is modified. For example, "Pigs live on farms" is rated as more likely than "Dirty pigs live on farms." The modifier effect has been demonstrated in many studies, but the underlying cognitive mechanisms are still unclear. This paper reports two series of experiments that jointly point to the conclusion that the modifier effect is the result of a superposition of three cognitive mechanisms: (a) probabilistically softened default inheritance, (b) pragmatic implicatures due to Gricean relevance assumptions, and (c) inference based on world knowledge. We present evidence that the pragmatic effects operate largely on an unconscious level and that their influence can be reduced by changing the presentation format of the cognitive task.
(© 2020 The Authors. Cognitive Science published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Cognitive Science Society (CSS).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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