Explanation, Causation, and Psychological Theories: A Methodological Study Illustrated by an Analysis of Festinger's Theory of Cognitive Dissonance and Newell & Simon's Theory of Human Problem Solving

Dick Ruimschotel

Explanation, Causation, and Psychological Theories: A Methodological Study Illustrated by an Analysis of Festinger's Theory of Cognitive Dissonance and Newell & Simon's Theory of Human Problem Solving

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Keywords	Explanation Causation Cognitive dissonance Psychology Philosophy Problem solving
Categories	Explanation in Cognitive Science in Philosophy of Cognitive Science (categorize this paper)
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Call number	BD237.R85 1989
ISBN(s)	9026509790
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