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    Conditions for the acceptance of deontic conditionals.

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    Authors
    Over, D.E.
    Manktelow, Ken I.
    Hadjichristidis, C.
    Issue Date
    2004
    
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    Abstract
    Recent psychological research has investigated how people assess the probability of an indicative conditional. Most people give the conditional probability of q given p as the probability of if p then q. Asking about the probability of an indicative conditional, one is in effect asking about its acceptability. But on what basis are deontic conditionals judged to be acceptable or unacceptable? Using a decision theoretic analysis, we argue that a deontic conditional, of the form if p then must q or if p then may q, will be judged acceptable to the extent that the p & q possibility is preferred to the p & not-q possibility. Two experiments are reported in which this prediction was upheld. There was also evidence that the pragmatic suitability of permission rules is partly determined by evaluations of the not-p & q possibility. Implications of these results for theories of deontic reasoning are discussed.
    Citation
    Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 2004, 58 (2): 96-105
    Publisher
    American Psychological Association
    Journal
    Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/2436/29441
    DOI
    10.1037/h0085800
    PubMed ID
    15285599
    Additional Links
    http://psycnet.apa.org/?fa=main.doiLanding&doi=10.1037/h0085800
    Type
    Journal article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1196-1961
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1037/h0085800
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