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The Limits of Normality Effects on Causal Judgments: Evidence from Continuous Causes

Preprint · August 10, 2026 Statistical normality robustly influences causal judgments of binary causal variables (events which either do or do not occur): people judge statistically abnormal events as more causally responsible when causes are jointly necessary for an outcome, but ... Full text Cite

The Limits of Normality Effects on Causal Judgments: Evidence from Continuous Causes

Preprint · August 8, 2026 Statistical normality robustly influences causal judgments of binary causal variables (events which either do or do not occur): people judge statistically abnormal events as more causally responsible when causes are jointly necessary for an outcome, but ... Full text Cite

Plausibility in episodic counterfactual thinking does not depend on the difficulty of the mental simulation.

Journal article Cognition · June 2026 People often engage in episodic counterfactual thinking, simulating alternative ways in which past events might have unfolded. Existing research has shown that the perceived plausibility of episodic counterfactual simulations influences judgments of regret ... Full text Cite
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