Reasoning by Exclusion

Sander Klerk; Ivo Jacobs

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_748-1

Reasoning by Exclusion

Sander Klerk, Ivo Jacobs

Cognitive Science

Utrecht University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › Research

Abstract

Representing mutually exclusive alternatives (“A or B”), ruling out one or multiple alternatives (“not A”), and thereby concluding that the remaining alternative must be true (“therefore B”).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior
Editors/authors	Jennifer Vonk, Todd Shackelford
Publisher	Springer Nature
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-47829-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_748-1
Publication status	Published - 2021 May 6

Subject classification (UKÄ)

Behavioural Sciences Biology

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10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_748-1

4 Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
1 Book chapter

Post-conflict Affiliation
Jensen, T. R. & Osvath, M., 2021 May 28, Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior. Vonk, J. & Shackelford, T. (eds.). Springer International Publishing, 6 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › Research
Object Permanence
Zewald, J. & Jacobs, I., 2021, Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior. Vonk, J. & Shackelford, T. (eds.). Springer Nature, 17 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › Research
Animal Response to Fire
Jacobs, I., 2020, Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior. Vonk, J. & Shackelford, T. (eds.). Springer International Publishing, 4 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › Research

1 Finished
1 Active

LUCS Cognitive Zoology Group
Osvath, H. (Project coordinator), Anikin, A. (Researcher), Grendeus, S. (Researcher), Boehly, T. (Researcher), Jacobs, I. (Researcher), Jensen, T. R. (Researcher), Kabadayi, C. (Researcher), Lambert, M. (Researcher), Osvath, M. (Researcher), Persson, T. (Researcher), Reber, S. (Researcher), Sauciuc, G.-A. (Researcher), Bobrowicz, K. (Researcher), Bååth, R. (Researcher), Madsen, E. A. (Researcher), Zeiträg, C. A. (Researcher) & Reber, S. (Researcher)
2013/01/22 → …
Project: Network
Pyrocognition: the evolution of understanding fire and cooking
Jacobs, I. (PI), Osvath, M. (Researcher) & Osvath, H. (Research assistant)
Swedish Research Council
2020/01/01 → 2024/12/31
Project: Research

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Abstract

Subject classification (UKÄ)

Access to Document

Research output

Post-conflict Affiliation

Object Permanence

Animal Response to Fire

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LUCS Cognitive Zoology Group

Pyrocognition: the evolution of understanding fire and cooking

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