?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=When+is+a+conclusion+worth+deriving%3F+A+relevance-based+analysis+of+indeterminate+relational+problems&rft.creator=Van+der+Henst%2C+Jean-Baptiste&rft.creator=Politzer%2C+Guy&rft.creator=Sperber%2C+Dan&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Pragmatics&rft.subject=Psychobiology&rft.description=When+is+a+conclusion+worth+deriving%3F+We+claim+that+a+conclusion+is+worth+deriving+to+the+extent+that+it+is+relevant+in+the+sense+of+relevance+theory+(Sperber+%26+Wilson%2C+1995).+To+support+this+hypothesis%2C+we+experiment+with+%22indeterminate+relational+problems%22+where+we+ask+participants+what%2C+if+anything%2C+follows+from+premises+such+as+A+is+taller+than+B%2C+A+is+taller+than+C.+With+such+problems%2C+the+indeterminate+response+that+nothing+follows+is+common%2C+and+we+explain+why.+We+distinguish+several+types+of+determinate+conclusions+and+show+that+their+rate+is+a+function+of+their+relevance.+We+argue+that+by+appropriately+changing+the+formulation+of+the+premises%2C+the+relevance+of+determinate+conclusions+can+be+increased%2C+and+the+rate+of+indeterminate+responses+thereby+reduced.+We+contrast+these+relevance-based+predictions+with+predictions+based+on+linguistic+congruence.&rft.date=2001&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1886%2F1%2Frelevant-conclusion.htm&rft.identifier=++Van+der+Henst%2C+Jean-Baptiste+and+Politzer%2C+Guy+and+Sperber%2C+Dan++(2001)+When+is+a+conclusion+worth+deriving%3F+A+relevance-based+analysis+of+indeterminate+relational+problems.++%5BPreprint%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F1886%2F