Explanation Fiends and Foes: How Mechanistic Detail Determines Understanding and Preference
Abstract
People differ in their threshold for satisfactory causal understanding and therefore in the type of explanation that will engender understanding and maximize the appeal of a novel product. Explanation fiends are dissatisfied with surface understanding and desire detailed mechanistic explanations of how products work. In contrast, explanation foes derive less understanding from detailed than coarse explanations and downgrade products that are...
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Title
Explanation Fiends and Foes: How Mechanistic Detail Determines Understanding and Preference
Published Date
Feb 1, 2013
Journal
Volume
39
Issue
5
Pages
1115 - 1131
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