title: Two kinds of theory-laden cognitive processes: distinguishing intransigence from dogmatism.
abstract: The brain is involved in theory-laden cognitive processes. But there are two different theory-laden processes. In cases where the theory is based on facts, more facts can either falsify or confirm a theory. In cases where the theory is about the choice of a benchmark or a standard, more facts can only make a theory either more or less warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia. elias.khalil@monash.edu
authors.forename: Elias L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Khalil
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D019336:Cognitive Science / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology*