Lindy Beukema, Janne M Tullius, Lies Korevaar, Jacomijn Hofstra, Sijmen A Reijneveld, Andrea F de Winter
Promoting Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors by Mental Health Literacy Interventions in Secondary Education? Needs and Perspectives of Adolescents and Educational Professionals
International journal of environmental research and public health
authors propose test causal model theory reasoning conditional arguments causal content according theory acceptability modus ponens mp affirming consequent ac reflect conditional likelihood causes effects based probabilistic causal model scenario judged acceptability mp judgment causal power probability antecedent cause efficacious bringing consequent effect acceptability ac judgment diagnostic strength probability antecedent cause given consequent effect model proposes acceptability judgments derived causal bayesian network common effect structure probability consequent effect function antecedent cause alternative causes disabling conditions 2 experiments model tested collecting judgments causal parameters conditionals using derive predictions mp ac acceptability using 0 free parameters assess validity model predictions fit acceptability ratings compared fits 3 versions mental models theory fits causal model theory superior experiment 3 provides direct evidence people engage causal analysis direct calculation conditional probability assessing causal conditionals causal model theory represents synthesis across disparate literatures deductive probabilistic causal reasoning psycinfo database record c 2013 apa rights reserved