A Model of Plausibility

Plausibility has been implicated as playing a critical role in many cognitive phenomena from comprehension to problem solving. Yet, across cognitive science, plausibility is usually treated as an operationalized variable or metric rather than being explained or studied in itself. This article describes a new cognitive model of plausibility, the Plausibility Analysis Model (PAM), which is aimed at modeling human plausibility judgment. This model uses commonsense knowledge of concept

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2006
• Where: COGSCI
• Authors: Louise Connell, Mark T. Keane
• Keywords: COGSCI 2006, Empirical Plausibility Findings, Human Plausibility Judgment, Plausibility