Query Theory: Knowing What We Want by Arguing with Ourselves

Behavior and Brain Sciences, Vol. 34, No. 2, p. 91, 2011

Columbia Business School Research Paper

2 Pages Posted: 9 Nov 2011

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Elke U. Weber

Princeton University - Department of Psychology

Eric J. Johnson

Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Marketing

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Date Written: 2011

Abstract

Mercier and Sperber (M&S) argue that reasoning is social and argumentative, and that this explains many apparently irrational judgment phenomena. We look at the relationship between interpersonal and intrapersonal argumentation and discuss parallels and differences from the perspective of query theory, a memory-based model of constructive preferences. We suggest an important goal is to integrate models across inference and preference.

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Weber, Elke U. and Johnson, Eric J., Query Theory: Knowing What We Want by Arguing with Ourselves (2011). Behavior and Brain Sciences, Vol. 34, No. 2, p. 91, 2011, Columbia Business School Research Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1957335

Elke U. Weber

Princeton University - Department of Psychology

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Princeton, NJ 08540
United States

Eric J. Johnson (Contact Author)

Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Marketing ( email )

New York, NY 10027
United States

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