title: Reasoning in explanation-based decision making.
abstract: A general theory of explanation-based decision making is outlined and the multiple roles of inference processes in the theory are indicated. A typology of formal and informal inference forms, originally proposed by Collins (1978a, 1978b), is introduced as an appropriate framework to represent inferences that occur in the overarching explanation-based process. Results from the analysis of verbal reports of decision processes are presented to demonstrate the centrality and systematic character of reasoning in a representative legal decision-making task.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pennington
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hastie
mesh_terms: D003416:Criminal Law; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male