Why boys cry and don't cry: The Contextual-Statistical (ConStat) approach to the perceived validity of generics

2025/09/17 by Vera Hoorens, Felix Hermans, Susanne Bruckmüller · 1 voice
Computer Science · #Digital Communication and Language

paper · doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2025.106323

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Discussions

• (7/7) But definitely check out the full paper for much more on other types of generics and what makes them acceptable: doi.org/10.1016/j.co... Many thanks to Vera Hoorens and Susanne Bruckmüller for a [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]