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Apr 24, 2023 · The minimally counterintuitive (MCI) thesis in the cognitive science of religion proposes that supernatural concepts are prevalent across ...
Abstract. The minimally counterintuitive (MCI) thesis in the cognitive science of religion proposes that supernatural concepts are prevalent across cultures ...
These violations are hypothesized to give supernatural concepts a memorability advantage over both intuitive concepts and "maximally counterintuitive" (MXCI) ...
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Our results suggest that (i) minimally counterintuitive stimuli trigger greater curiosity than merely unlikely stimuli, (ii) surprisingness has diminishing ...
Congratulations to Chrystal Spencer on her honors thesis titled “Counterintuitive Concepts Across Domains: A Unified Phenomenon?”.
Counterintuitive Concepts Across Domains: A Unified Phenomenon? J Sommer, J Musolino, P Hemmer. Cognitive Science 47 (4), e13276, 2023. 2023 ; Cognitive ...
Counterintuitive Concepts Across. Domains, A Unified Phenomenon? Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Psychology ...
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Counterintuitive Concepts Across Domains: A Unified Phenomenon? Sommer, J., Musolino, J. & Hemmer, P., Apr 2023, In: Cognitive science. 47, 4, e13276 ...
We evaluate the literature on the memorability of supernatural concepts, itself part of a growing body of work in the emerging cognitive science of religion.